#2CA5AE#2CA5AE
#2CA5AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.102 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA5AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 165, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.7%, 5.2%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.08, -28.96, -14.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.08, 32.20, 205.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.21% -0.0945 -0.0391) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.21% 0.102 202.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1304, 30.4991, 44.7567) |
| Luminance | 0.3050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.72
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.53
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.56
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.57
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA5AE #AE352C
analogous
#2CAE76 #2CA5AE #2C64AE
triadic
#2CA5AE #AE2CA5 #A5AE2C
tetradic
#2CA5AE #762CAE #AE352C #64AE2C
square
#2CA5AE #762CAE #AE352C #64AE2C
split-complementary
#2CA5AE #AE2C64 #AE762C
monochromatic
#13484C #20777D #2CA5AE #47C7D0 #78D6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#2CA5AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.10
#2CA5AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA5AE
7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA5AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA5AE | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.10 | 7.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989EAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca5ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 165, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.102 202.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc0c6',
500: '#2ca5ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca5ae; $custom-light: #7bc0c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca5ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 165,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.154,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66207,
"c": 0.10224,
"h": 202.5
},
"luminance": 0.30502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA5AE
secondary
#C57771
accent
#5045E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182