#2CA5A8#2CA5A8
#2CA5A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.102 H 197.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA5A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 165, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 1.8%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.89, -30.79, -11.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.89, 32.70, 199.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.98% -0.0971 -0.0306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.98% 0.102 197.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5585, 30.2703, 41.7447) |
| Luminance | 0.3027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.52
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.55
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.63
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.53
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.39
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA5A8 #A82F2C
analogous
#2CA86D #2CA5A8 #2C67A8
triadic
#2CA5A8 #A82CA5 #A5A82C
tetradic
#2CA5A8 #6D2CA8 #A82F2C #67A82C
square
#2CA5A8 #6D2CA8 #A82F2C #67A82C
split-complementary
#2CA5A8 #A82C67 #A86D2C
monochromatic
#134647 #1F7578 #2CA5A8 #43CBCE #74D8DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#2CA5A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#2CA5A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA5A8
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA5A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA5A8 | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.05 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999DA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8790A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca5a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 165, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.102 197.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac0c1',
500: '#2ca5a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca5a8; $custom-light: #7ac0c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca5a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 165,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.452,
"s": 58.491,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65983,
"c": 0.10179,
"h": 197.5
},
"luminance": 0.30273
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA5A8
secondary
#C2706E
accent
#4A46E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181