#2CA4AF#2CA4AF
#2CA4AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.102 H 204.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA4AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 164, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.81, -28.16, -15.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.81, 31.93, 208.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66% -0.093 -0.0418) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.102 204.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0486, 30.1789, 45.2122) |
| Luminance | 0.3018 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.50
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.60
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.40
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.82
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA4AF #AF372C
analogous
#2CAF78 #2CA4AF #2C63AF
triadic
#2CA4AF #AF2CA4 #A4AF2C
tetradic
#2CA4AF #782CAF #AF372C #63AF2C
square
#2CA4AF #782CAF #AF372C #63AF2C
split-complementary
#2CA4AF #AF2C63 #AF782C
monochromatic
#13484D #20767E #2CA4AF #47C5D1 #78D5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#2CA4AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.04
#2CA4AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA4AF
7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA4AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA4AF | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.04 | 7.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969DB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8490AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca4af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 164, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.102 204.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bbfc6',
500: '#2ca4af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca4af; $custom-light: #7bbfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca4af",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 164,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.038,
"s": 59.817,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65996,
"c": 0.10201,
"h": 204.2
},
"luminance": 0.30182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA4AF
secondary
#C57972
accent
#5245E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182