#2CA8AB#2CA8AB

#2CA8AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.104 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2CA8AB
RGB	rgb(44, 168, 171)
HSL	hsl(181, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(181, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 1.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.91, -31.33, -11.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.91, 33.26, 199.60°)
OKLab	oklab(66.85% -0.0988 -0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(66.85% 0.104 197.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.3887, 31.4783, 43.4161)
Luminance	0.3148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2CA8AB #AB2F2C

analogous

#2CAB6E #2CA8AB #2C69AB

triadic

#2CA8AB #AB2CA8 #A8AB2C

tetradic

#2CA8AB #6E2CAB #AB2F2C #69AB2C

square

#2CA8AB #6E2CAB #AB2F2C #69AB2C

split-complementary

#2CA8AB #AB2C69 #AB6E2C

monochromatic

#13484A #1F787A #2CA8AB #45CCCF #76D9DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.88

#2CA8AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.30

#2CA8AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2CA8AB

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2CA8AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2CA8AB	1.00	2.88	7.30	7.30
#FFFFFF	2.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9CA0AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A93AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AEA9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#989898

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2ca8ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 168, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.104 197.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bc2c4',
    500: '#2ca8ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2ca8ab;
$custom-light: #7bc2c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2ca8ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 168,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.417,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66845,
    "c": 0.10353,
    "h": 197.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.31481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2CA8AB

secondary

#C3716F

accent

#4946E2

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#EFF8F8

border

#CAD1D1

text

#0B1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #2CA8AB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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