#2CA9B9#2CA9B9
#2CA9B9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.106 H 207.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA9B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 169, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 76%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.2%, 8.6%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.68, -27.51, -17.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.68, 32.78, 212.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.62% -0.0937 -0.0496) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.62% 0.106 207.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9798, 32.4113, 50.8817) |
| Luminance | 0.3241 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.49
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.56
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.13
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.72
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA9B9 #B93C2C
analogous
#2CB983 #2CA9B9 #2C62B9
triadic
#2CA9B9 #B92CA9 #A9B92C
tetradic
#2CA9B9 #832CB9 #B93C2C #62B92C
square
#2CA9B9 #832CB9 #B93C2C #62B92C
split-complementary
#2CA9B9 #B92C62 #B9832C
monochromatic
#144F56 #207C88 #2CA9B9 #4DC5D5 #7FD5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#2CA9B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.48
#2CA9B9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA9B9
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA9B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA9B9 | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.48 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA2BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8694B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca9b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 169, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.106 207.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cc3ce',
500: '#2ca9b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca9b9; $custom-light: #7cc3ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca9b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 169,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.809,
"s": 61.572,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67624,
"c": 0.10604,
"h": 207.9
},
"luminance": 0.32414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA9B9
secondary
#C98178
accent
#5543E5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182