#2CA4B6#2CA4B6
#2CA4B6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.104 H 209.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA4B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 164, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.8%, 9.9%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.05, -25.96, -18.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.05, 31.95, 215.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.27% -0.0901 -0.0518) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.27% 0.104 209.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7540, 30.4610, 48.9272) |
| Luminance | 0.3046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.90
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.80
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.62
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.08
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.23
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA4B6 #B63E2C
analogous
#2CB683 #2CA4B6 #2C5FB6
triadic
#2CA4B6 #B62CA4 #A4B62C
tetradic
#2CA4B6 #832CB6 #B63E2C #5FB62C
square
#2CA4B6 #832CB6 #B63E2C #5FB62C
split-complementary
#2CA4B6 #B62C5F #B6832C
monochromatic
#144B53 #207885 #2CA4B6 #4CC2D4 #7DD3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#2CA4B6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.09
#2CA4B6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA4B6
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA4B6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA4B6 | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.09 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959EB7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8290B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca4b6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 164, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.104 209.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bbfcb',
500: '#2ca4b6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca4b6; $custom-light: #7bbfcb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca4b6",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 164,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.826,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66272,
"c": 0.10391,
"h": 209.9
},
"luminance": 0.30464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA4B6
secondary
#C88176
accent
#5944E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182