#2CA5AD#2CA5AD
#2CA5AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.102 H 201.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA5AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 165, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 4.6%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.05, -29.27, -13.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.05, 32.26, 204.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.17% -0.0949 -0.0377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.17% 0.102 201.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0333, 30.4602, 44.2452) |
| Luminance | 0.3046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.99
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.47
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.22
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.20
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA5AD #AD342C
analogous
#2CAD75 #2CA5AD #2C64AD
triadic
#2CA5AD #AD2CA5 #A5AD2C
tetradic
#2CA5AD #752CAD #AD342C #64AD2C
square
#2CA5AD #752CAD #AD342C #64AD2C
split-complementary
#2CA5AD #AD2C64 #AD752C
monochromatic
#13484B #20767C #2CA5AD #46C7D0 #77D6DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#2CA5AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.09
#2CA5AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA5AD
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA5AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA5AD | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.09 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989EAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca5ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 165, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.102 201.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac0c5',
500: '#2ca5ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca5ad; $custom-light: #7ac0c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca5ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 165,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.721,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66169,
"c": 0.10211,
"h": 201.7
},
"luminance": 0.30463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA5AD
secondary
#C47671
accent
#4F45E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181