#2CA9BD#2CA9BD
#2CA9BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.107 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA9BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 169, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 62%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.7%, 10.6%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.82, -26.25, -19.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.82, 32.90, 217.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.78% -0.0921 -0.0553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.78% 0.107 211) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4080, 32.5825, 53.1369) |
| Luminance | 0.3259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.66
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.69
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.98
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.98
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA9BD #BD402C
analogous
#2CBD88 #2CA9BD #2C60BD
triadic
#2CA9BD #BD2CA9 #A9BD2C
tetradic
#2CA9BD #882CBD #BD402C #60BD2C
square
#2CA9BD #882CBD #BD402C #60BD2C
split-complementary
#2CA9BD #BD2C60 #BD882C
monochromatic
#15505A #207D8B #2CA9BD #50C4D6 #82D5E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#2CA9BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.52
#2CA9BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA9BD
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA9BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA9BD | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.52 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A3BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8594BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca9bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 169, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.107 211.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc3d0',
500: '#2ca9bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca9bd; $custom-light: #7dc3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca9bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 169,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.276,
"s": 62.232,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67784,
"c": 0.10739,
"h": 211
},
"luminance": 0.32586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA9BD
secondary
#CB857A
accent
#5942E5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1214
muted
#7C8182