#2CA59C#2CA59C
#2CA59C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.103 H 187.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA59C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 165, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 73%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.3%, 0%, 5.5%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.52, -34.32, -4.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.52, 34.66, 187.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.56% -0.1025 -0.0136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.56% 0.103 187.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4918, 29.8436, 36.1264) |
| Luminance | 0.2985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.86
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.88
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.95
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.22
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.32
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA59C #A52C35
analogous
#2CA55F #2CA59C #2C71A5
triadic
#2CA59C #9C2CA5 #A59C2C
tetradic
#2CA59C #5F2CA5 #A52C35 #71A52C
square
#2CA59C #5F2CA5 #A52C35 #71A52C
split-complementary
#2CA59C #A52C71 #A55F2C
monochromatic
#124441 #1F756E #2CA59C #42CDC2 #72D9D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#2CA59C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.97
#2CA59C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA59C
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA59C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA59C | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.97 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9C9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B8F9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca59c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 165, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.103 187.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c0b9',
500: '#2ca59c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca59c; $custom-light: #79c0b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca59c",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 165,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.537,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65563,
"c": 0.10343,
"h": 187.5
},
"luminance": 0.29846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA59C
secondary
#C16C72
accent
#4752E1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180