#2CA4A3#2CA4A3
#2CA4A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.101 H 194.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA4A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 164, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 0.6%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.42, -31.81, -8.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.42, 33.03, 195.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.55% -0.0983 -0.0247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.55% 0.101 194.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9220, 29.7282, 39.2787) |
| Luminance | 0.2973 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.83
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.86
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.92
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.60
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA4A3 #A42C2D
analogous
#2CA467 #2CA4A3 #2C69A4
triadic
#2CA4A3 #A32CA4 #A4A32C
tetradic
#2CA4A3 #672CA4 #A42C2D #69A42C
square
#2CA4A3 #672CA4 #A42C2D #69A42C
split-complementary
#2CA4A3 #A42C69 #A4672C
monochromatic
#124343 #1F7473 #2CA4A3 #41CCCB #71D9D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#2CA4A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.95
#2CA4A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA4A3
6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA4A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA4A3 | 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)
#999CA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888FA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca4a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 164, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.101 194.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bfbe',
500: '#2ca4a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca4a3; $custom-light: #79bfbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca4a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 164,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.5,
"s": 57.692,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65551,
"c": 0.10138,
"h": 194.1
},
"luminance": 0.29731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA4A3
secondary
#C06B6C
accent
#4748E1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181