#2CA4AB#2CA4AB
#2CA4AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.101 H 200.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA4AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 164, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 4.1%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.67, -29.39, -13.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.67, 32.14, 203.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.84% -0.0948 -0.0361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.84% 0.101 200.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6616, 30.0241, 43.1738) |
| Luminance | 0.3003 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.34
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.47
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.52
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.06
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.73
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA4AB #AB332C
analogous
#2CAB73 #2CA4AB #2C65AB
triadic
#2CA4AB #AB2CA4 #A4AB2C
tetradic
#2CA4AB #732CAB #AB332C #65AB2C
square
#2CA4AB #732CAB #AB332C #65AB2C
split-complementary
#2CA4AB #AB2C65 #AB732C
monochromatic
#13474A #1F757A #2CA4AB #45C8CF #76D6DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#2CA4AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#2CA4AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA4AB
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA4AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA4AB | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979DAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858FAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca4ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 164, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.101 200.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abfc4',
500: '#2ca4ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca4ab; $custom-light: #7abfc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca4ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 164,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.307,
"s": 59.07,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65844,
"c": 0.10141,
"h": 200.9
},
"luminance": 0.30027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA4AB
secondary
#C3746F
accent
#4E46E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181