#2CA9A7#2CA9A7
#2CA9A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.104 H 193.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA9A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 169, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 0%, 1.2%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.09, -33.00, -8.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.09, 34.12, 194.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.95% -0.1016 -0.0241) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.95% 0.104 193.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1985, 31.6987, 41.5002) |
| Luminance | 0.3170 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.42
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.45
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.16
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.50
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.63
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA9A7 #A92C2E
analogous
#2CA969 #2CA9A7 #2C6DA9
triadic
#2CA9A7 #A72CA9 #A9A72C
tetradic
#2CA9A7 #692CA9 #A92C2E #6DA92C
square
#2CA9A7 #692CA9 #A92C2E #6DA92C
split-complementary
#2CA9A7 #A92C6D #A9692C
monochromatic
#134847 #1F7877 #2CA9A7 #44CECC #74DBD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#2CA9A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.34
#2CA9A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA9A7
7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA9A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA9A7 | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.34 | 7.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA0A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C93A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca9a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 169, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.104 193.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac3c1',
500: '#2ca9a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca9a7; $custom-light: #7ac3c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca9a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 169,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.04,
"s": 58.685,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66952,
"c": 0.10438,
"h": 193.3
},
"luminance": 0.31701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA9A7
secondary
#C36E70
accent
#4648E2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181