#2CA6AD#2CA6AD
#2CA6AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.103 H 200.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA6AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 166, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 4%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.36, -29.76, -13.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.36, 32.52, 203.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.42% -0.0959 -0.0364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.42% 0.103 200.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2144, 30.8224, 44.3056) |
| Luminance | 0.3083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.08
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.56
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.73
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.86
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.95
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA6AD #AD332C
analogous
#2CAD74 #2CA6AD #2C65AD
triadic
#2CA6AD #AD2CA6 #A6AD2C
tetradic
#2CA6AD #742CAD #AD332C #65AD2C
square
#2CA6AD #742CAD #AD332C #65AD2C
split-complementary
#2CA6AD #AD2C65 #AD742C
monochromatic
#13484B #20777C #2CA6AD #46C9D0 #77D7DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#2CA6AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.17
#2CA6AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA6AD
7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA6AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA6AD | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.17 | 7.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999EAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8791AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca6ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 166, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.103 200.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc1c5',
500: '#2ca6ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca6ad; $custom-light: #7bc1c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca6ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 166,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.256,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66419,
"c": 0.10258,
"h": 200.8
},
"luminance": 0.30825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA6AD
secondary
#C47571
accent
#4E45E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181