#2CA99A#2CA99A
#2CA99A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.108 H 183.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA99A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 169, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 0%, 8.9%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.71, -36.73, -1.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.71, 36.78, 183.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.52% -0.1075 -0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.52% 0.108 183.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0566, 31.2420, 35.4861) |
| Luminance | 0.3125 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.81
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.56
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.34
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.46
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.71
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA99A #A92C3B
analogous
#2CA95C #2CA99A #2C7AA9
triadic
#2CA99A #9A2CA9 #A99A2C
tetradic
#2CA99A #5C2CA9 #A92C3B #7AA92C
square
#2CA99A #5C2CA9 #A92C3B #7AA92C
split-complementary
#2CA99A #A92C7A #A95C2C
monochromatic
#134842 #1F786E #2CA99A #44CEBE #74DBCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#2CA99A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.25
#2CA99A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA99A
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA99A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA99A | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.25 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19F99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90929B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca99a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 169, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.108 183.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c3b7',
500: '#2ca99a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca99a; $custom-light: #79c3b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca99a",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 169,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.8,
"s": 58.685,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66515,
"c": 0.10771,
"h": 183.1
},
"luminance": 0.31245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA99A
secondary
#C36E78
accent
#4659E2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180