#2CA6A8#2CA6A8
#2CA6A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.102 H 196.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA6A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 166, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 1.2%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.20, -31.27, -10.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.20, 33.00, 198.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.23% -0.0981 -0.0293) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.23% 0.102 196.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7396, 30.6324, 41.8051) |
| Luminance | 0.3064 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.14
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.48
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.75
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.73
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.19
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA6A8 #A82E2C
analogous
#2CA86C #2CA6A8 #2C68A8
triadic
#2CA6A8 #A82CA6 #A6A82C
tetradic
#2CA6A8 #6C2CA8 #A82E2C #68A82C
square
#2CA6A8 #6C2CA8 #A82E2C #68A82C
split-complementary
#2CA6A8 #A82C68 #A86C2C
monochromatic
#134647 #1F7678 #2CA6A8 #43CCCE #74D9DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#2CA6A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.13
#2CA6A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA6A8
7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA6A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA6A8 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.13 | 7.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9EA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8891A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca6a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 166, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.102 196.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac1c1',
500: '#2ca6a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca6a8; $custom-light: #7ac1c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca6a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 166,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.968,
"s": 58.491,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66234,
"c": 0.10238,
"h": 196.6
},
"luminance": 0.30635
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA6A8
secondary
#C26F6E
accent
#4946E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181