#2CA4AC#2CA4AC
#2CA4AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.102 H 201.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA4AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 164, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 4.7%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.71, -29.09, -13.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.71, 32.08, 204.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.88% -0.0943 -0.0376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.88% 0.102 201.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7572, 30.0623, 43.6776) |
| Luminance | 0.3006 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.20
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.37
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.39
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.10
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA4AC #AC342C
analogous
#2CAC74 #2CA4AC #2C64AC
triadic
#2CA4AC #AC2CA4 #A4AC2C
tetradic
#2CA4AC #742CAC #AC342C #64AC2C
square
#2CA4AC #742CAC #AC342C #64AC2C
split-complementary
#2CA4AC #AC2C64 #AC742C
monochromatic
#13474B #20767B #2CA4AC #46C7D0 #76D6DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#2CA4AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#2CA4AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA4AC
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA4AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA4AC | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 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)
#979DAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858FAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca4ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 164, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.102 201.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abfc4',
500: '#2ca4ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca4ac; $custom-light: #7abfc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca4ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 164,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.75,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65882,
"c": 0.10153,
"h": 201.7
},
"luminance": 0.30065
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA4AC
secondary
#C47570
accent
#4F45E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181