#2CA3AF#2CA3AF

#2CA3AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.102 H 205.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2CA3AF
RGB	rgb(44, 163, 175)
HSL	hsl(185, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(185, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.9%, 6.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.50, -27.66, -15.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.50, 31.72, 209.30°)
OKLab	oklab(65.75% -0.092 -0.0431)
OKLCH	oklch(65.75% 0.102 205.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8703, 29.8224, 45.1528)
Luminance	0.2983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2CA3AF #AF382C

analogous

#2CAF79 #2CA3AF #2C62AF

triadic

#2CA3AF #AF2CA3 #A3AF2C

tetradic

#2CA3AF #792CAF #AF382C #62AF2C

square

#2CA3AF #792CAF #AF382C #62AF2C

split-complementary

#2CA3AF #AF2C62 #AF792C

monochromatic

#13484D #20757E #2CA3AF #47C4D1 #78D4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#2CA3AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.97

#2CA3AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2CA3AF

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2CA3AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2CA3AF	1.00	3.02	6.97	6.97
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#959CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AAA6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2ca3af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 163, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.102 205.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7abec6',
    500: '#2ca3af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2ca3af;
$custom-light: #7abec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2ca3af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.496,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65747,
    "c": 0.10164,
    "h": 205.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2CA3AF

secondary

#C57972

accent

#5345E3

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF7F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0B1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #2CA3AF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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