#2CA5AA#2CA5AA
#2CA5AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.102 H 199.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA5AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 165, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 2.9%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.95, -30.19, -12.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.95, 32.50, 201.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.06% -0.0962 -0.0334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.06% 0.102 199.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7463, 30.3454, 42.7336) |
| Luminance | 0.3035 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.45
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.88
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.08
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.24
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.11
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA5AA #AA312C
analogous
#2CAA70 #2CA5AA #2C66AA
triadic
#2CA5AA #AA2CA5 #A5AA2C
tetradic
#2CA5AA #702CAA #AA312C #66AA2C
square
#2CA5AA #702CAA #AA312C #66AA2C
split-complementary
#2CA5AA #AA2C66 #AA702C
monochromatic
#134749 #1F7679 #2CA5AA #44C9CF #75D7DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#2CA5AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#2CA5AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA5AA
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA5AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA5AA | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999DAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8790AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca5aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 165, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.102 199.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac0c3',
500: '#2ca5aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca5aa; $custom-light: #7ac0c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca5aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 165,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.381,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66057,
"c": 0.10185,
"h": 199.2
},
"luminance": 0.30348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA5AA
secondary
#C3726F
accent
#4C46E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181