#2CA5A3#2CA5A3
#2CA5A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.102 H 193.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA5A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 165, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 73%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.3%, 0%, 1.2%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.73, -32.28, -8.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.73, 33.37, 194.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.8% -0.0993 -0.0235) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.8% 0.102 193.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1017, 30.0876, 39.3386) |
| Luminance | 0.3009 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.37
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.38
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.71
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.16
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.15
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA5A3 #A52C2E
analogous
#2CA566 #2CA5A3 #2C6AA5
triadic
#2CA5A3 #A32CA5 #A5A32C
tetradic
#2CA5A3 #662CA5 #A52C2E #6AA52C
square
#2CA5A3 #662CA5 #A52C2E #6AA52C
split-complementary
#2CA5A3 #A52C6A #A5662C
monochromatic
#124444 #1F7573 #2CA5A3 #42CDCA #72D9D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#2CA5A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#2CA5A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA5A3
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA5A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA5A3 | 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)
#9A9DA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8990A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca5a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 165, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.102 193.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c0be',
500: '#2ca5a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca5a3; $custom-light: #79c0be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca5a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 165,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.008,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65804,
"c": 0.10207,
"h": 193.3
},
"luminance": 0.3009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA5A3
secondary
#C16C6D
accent
#4749E1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181