#2CA9B1#2CA9B1
#2CA9B1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.104 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA9B1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 169, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 4.5%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.41, -30.00, -13.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.41, 33.00, 204.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.32% -0.0971 -0.0382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.32% 0.104 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1589, 32.0829, 46.5585) |
| Luminance | 0.3209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.28
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.67
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.70
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.02
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA9B1 #B1342C
analogous
#2CB176 #2CA9B1 #2C66B1
triadic
#2CA9B1 #B12CA9 #A9B12C
tetradic
#2CA9B1 #762CB1 #B1342C #66B12C
square
#2CA9B1 #762CB1 #B1342C #66B12C
split-complementary
#2CA9B1 #B12C66 #B1762C
monochromatic
#144B4F #207A80 #2CA9B1 #49C9D2 #7AD8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#2CA9B1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#2CA9B1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA9B1
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA9B1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA9B1 | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA1B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8994B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca9b1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 169, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.104 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc3c8',
500: '#2ca9b1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca9b1; $custom-light: #7bc3c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca9b1",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 169,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.609,
"s": 60.181,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67316,
"c": 0.1044,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.32086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA9B1
secondary
#C67873
accent
#4E44E3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182