#2CA4AD#2CA4AD
#2CA4AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.102 H 202.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA4AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 164, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.74, -28.78, -14.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.74, 32.02, 206.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.92% -0.0939 -0.039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.92% 0.102 202.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8536, 30.1009, 44.1853) |
| Luminance | 0.3010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.94
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.43
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.17
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.72
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.46
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA4AD #AD352C
analogous
#2CAD75 #2CA4AD #2C64AD
triadic
#2CA4AD #AD2CA4 #A4AD2C
tetradic
#2CA4AD #752CAD #AD352C #64AD2C
square
#2CA4AD #752CAD #AD352C #64AD2C
split-complementary
#2CA4AD #AD2C64 #AD752C
monochromatic
#13474B #20767C #2CA4AD #46C6D0 #77D5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#2CA4AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#2CA4AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA4AD
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA4AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA4AD | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979DAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858FAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca4ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 164, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.102 202.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abfc5',
500: '#2ca4ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca4ad; $custom-light: #7abfc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca4ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 164,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.186,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6592,
"c": 0.10166,
"h": 202.6
},
"luminance": 0.30104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA4AD
secondary
#C47671
accent
#5045E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181