#2CA3AD#2CA3AD
#2CA3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.101 H 203.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 163, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.43, -28.29, -14.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.43, 31.79, 207.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.67% -0.0929 -0.0403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.67% 0.101 203.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6754, 29.7444, 44.1259) |
| Luminance | 0.2975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.95
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.42
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.22
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.38
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA3AD #AD362C
analogous
#2CAD76 #2CA3AD #2C63AD
triadic
#2CA3AD #AD2CA3 #A3AD2C
tetradic
#2CA3AD #762CAD #AD362C #63AD2C
square
#2CA3AD #762CAD #AD362C #63AD2C
split-complementary
#2CA3AD #AD2C63 #AD762C
monochromatic
#13474B #20757C #2CA3AD #46C5D0 #77D5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#2CA3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.95
#2CA3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA3AD
6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA3AD | 1.00 | 3.02 | 6.95 | 6.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969CAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848FAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 163, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.101 203.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abec5',
500: '#2ca3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca3ad; $custom-light: #7abec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 163,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.651,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6567,
"c": 0.10125,
"h": 203.4
},
"luminance": 0.29747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA3AD
secondary
#C47771
accent
#5145E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181