#2CA5AF#2CA5AF
#2CA5AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.102 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA5AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 165, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.12, -28.65, -14.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.12, 32.15, 206.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.25% -0.094 -0.0405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.25% 0.102 203.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2283, 30.5382, 45.2721) |
| Luminance | 0.3054 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.48
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.60
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.65
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.90
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.89
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA5AF #AF362C
analogous
#2CAF77 #2CA5AF #2C63AF
triadic
#2CA5AF #AF2CA5 #A5AF2C
tetradic
#2CA5AF #772CAF #AF362C #63AF2C
square
#2CA5AF #772CAF #AF362C #63AF2C
split-complementary
#2CA5AF #AF2C63 #AF772C
monochromatic
#13494D #20777E #2CA5AF #47C6D1 #78D5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#2CA5AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#2CA5AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA5AF
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA5AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA5AF | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989EB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8590AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca5af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 165, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.102 203.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc0c6',
500: '#2ca5af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca5af; $custom-light: #7bc0c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca5af",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 165,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.58,
"s": 59.817,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66245,
"c": 0.1024,
"h": 203.3
},
"luminance": 0.30541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA5AF
secondary
#C57872
accent
#5145E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182