#2CA49C#2CA49C
#2CA49C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.103 H 188.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA49C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 164, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 4.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.21, -33.85, -5.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.21, 34.26, 188.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.31% -0.1015 -0.0148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.31% 0.103 188.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3121, 29.4843, 36.0666) |
| Luminance | 0.2949 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.62
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.83
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.12
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.27
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.29
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA49C #A42C34
analogous
#2CA460 #2CA49C #2C70A4
triadic
#2CA49C #9C2CA4 #A49C2C
tetradic
#2CA49C #602CA4 #A42C34 #70A42C
square
#2CA49C #602CA4 #A42C34 #70A42C
split-complementary
#2CA49C #A42C70 #A4602C
monochromatic
#124340 #1F746E #2CA49C #41CCC3 #71D9D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#2CA49C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.90
#2CA49C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA49C
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA49C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA49C | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.90 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9B9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8E9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca49c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 164, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.103 188.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bfb9',
500: '#2ca49c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca49c; $custom-light: #79bfb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca49c",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 164,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176,
"s": 57.692,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65308,
"c": 0.10259,
"h": 188.3
},
"luminance": 0.29487
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA49C
secondary
#C06B71
accent
#4751E1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180