#2CA48C#2CA48C
#2CA48C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.109 H 176.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA48C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 164, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 14.6%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.76, -38.28, 3.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.76, 38.41, 175.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.8% -0.1091 0.0076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.8% 0.109 176) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0454, 28.9776, 29.3953) |
| Luminance | 0.2898 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.77
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.88
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.14
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.22
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.37
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA48C #A42C44
analogous
#2CA450 #2CA48C #2C80A4
triadic
#2CA48C #8C2CA4 #A48C2C
tetradic
#2CA48C #502CA4 #A42C44 #80A42C
square
#2CA48C #502CA4 #A42C44 #80A42C
split-complementary
#2CA48C #A42C80 #A4502C
monochromatic
#12433A #1F7463 #2CA48C #41CCB0 #71D9C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#2CA48C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.80
#2CA48C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA48C
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA48C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA48C | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.80 | 6.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E998B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8E8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A69D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca48c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 164, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.109 176.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77c0ad',
500: '#2ca48c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca48c; $custom-light: #77c0ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca48c",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 164,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168,
"s": 57.692,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64798,
"c": 0.10932,
"h": 176
},
"luminance": 0.2898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA48C
secondary
#C06B7C
accent
#4766E1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF7F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F