#2CA4AA#2CA4AA
#2CA4AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.101 H 200.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA4AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 164, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 3.5%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.64, -29.70, -12.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.64, 32.22, 202.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.81% -0.0952 -0.0347) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.81% 0.101 200) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5666, 29.9861, 42.6737) |
| Luminance | 0.2999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.33
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.76
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.21
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.74
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.36
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA4AA #AA322C
analogous
#2CAA71 #2CA4AA #2C65AA
triadic
#2CA4AA #AA2CA4 #A4AA2C
tetradic
#2CA4AA #712CAA #AA322C #65AA2C
square
#2CA4AA #712CAA #AA322C #65AA2C
split-complementary
#2CA4AA #AA2C65 #AA712C
monochromatic
#134649 #1F7579 #2CA4AA #44C8CF #75D6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#2CA4AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#2CA4AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA4AA
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA4AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA4AA | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989CAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868FAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca4aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 164, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.101 200.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abfc3',
500: '#2ca4aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca4aa; $custom-light: #7abfc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca4aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 164,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.857,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65807,
"c": 0.10133,
"h": 200
},
"luminance": 0.29989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA4AA
secondary
#C3736F
accent
#4D46E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181