#2CA5AB#2CA5AB
#2CA5AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.102 H 200.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA5AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 165, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.98, -29.88, -12.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.98, 32.41, 202.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.09% -0.0958 -0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.09% 0.102 200) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8412, 30.3834, 43.2336) |
| Luminance | 0.3039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.43
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.57
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.56
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA5AB #AB322C
analogous
#2CAB72 #2CA5AB #2C65AB
triadic
#2CA5AB #AB2CA5 #A5AB2C
tetradic
#2CA5AB #722CAB #AB322C #65AB2C
square
#2CA5AB #722CAB #AB322C #65AB2C
split-complementary
#2CA5AB #AB2C65 #AB722C
monochromatic
#13474A #1F767A #2CA5AB #45C9CF #76D7DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#2CA5AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#2CA5AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA5AB
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA5AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA5AB | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999DAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca5ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 165, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.102 200.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac0c4',
500: '#2ca5ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca5ab; $custom-light: #7ac0c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca5ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 165,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.835,
"s": 59.07,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66094,
"c": 0.10191,
"h": 200
},
"luminance": 0.30386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA5AB
secondary
#C3736F
accent
#4D46E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181