#2CA4AE#2CA4AE
#2CA4AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.102 H 203.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 164, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.7%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.77, -28.47, -14.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.77, 31.97, 207.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.96% -0.0935 -0.0404) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.96% 0.102 203.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9508, 30.1397, 44.6969) |
| Luminance | 0.3014 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.71
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.06
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.64
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA4AE #AE362C
analogous
#2CAE77 #2CA4AE #2C63AE
triadic
#2CA4AE #AE2CA4 #A4AE2C
tetradic
#2CA4AE #772CAE #AE362C #63AE2C
square
#2CA4AE #772CAE #AE362C #63AE2C
split-complementary
#2CA4AE #AE2C63 #AE772C
monochromatic
#13484C #20767D #2CA4AE #47C6D0 #78D5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#2CA4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#2CA4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA4AE
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA4AE | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979DAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848FAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 164, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.102 203.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abfc6',
500: '#2ca4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca4ae; $custom-light: #7abfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 164,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.615,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65958,
"c": 0.10182,
"h": 203.4
},
"luminance": 0.30142
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA4AE
secondary
#C57871
accent
#5145E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182