#2CA5A4#2CA5A4
#2CA5A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.102 H 194.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA5A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 165, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 73%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.3%, 0%, 0.6%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.76, -31.99, -8.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.76, 33.21, 195.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.84% -0.0989 -0.0249) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.84% 0.102 194.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1916, 30.1235, 39.8123) |
| Luminance | 0.3013 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.57
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.01
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.35
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA5A4 #A52C2D
analogous
#2CA567 #2CA5A4 #2C69A5
triadic
#2CA5A4 #A42CA5 #A5A42C
tetradic
#2CA5A4 #672CA5 #A52C2D #69A52C
square
#2CA5A4 #672CA5 #A52C2D #69A52C
split-complementary
#2CA5A4 #A52C69 #A5672C
monochromatic
#124444 #1F7574 #2CA5A4 #42CDCB #72D9D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#2CA5A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#2CA5A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA5A4
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA5A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA5A4 | 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)
#9A9DA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8990A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca5a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 165, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.102 194.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac0be',
500: '#2ca5a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca5a4; $custom-light: #7ac0be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca5a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 165,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.504,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65839,
"c": 0.10196,
"h": 194.1
},
"luminance": 0.30126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA5A4
secondary
#C16C6D
accent
#4748E1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181