#2CACA3#2CACA3
#2CACA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.107 H 187.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CACA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 172, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 5.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.90, -35.57, -5.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.90, 35.95, 188.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.57% -0.1064 -0.0147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.57% 0.107 187.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3990, 32.6822, 39.7710) |
| Luminance | 0.3268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.82
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.31
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.63
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.77
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.93
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CACA3 #AC2C35
analogous
#2CAC63 #2CACA3 #2C75AC
triadic
#2CACA3 #A32CAC #ACA32C
tetradic
#2CACA3 #632CAC #AC2C35 #75AC2C
square
#2CACA3 #632CAC #AC2C35 #75AC2C
split-complementary
#2CACA3 #AC2C75 #AC632C
monochromatic
#134B47 #207B75 #2CACA3 #46D0C6 #76DCD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#2CACA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.54
#2CACA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CACA3
7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CACA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CACA3 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.54 | 7.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A2A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9095A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2caca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 172, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.107 187.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac5be',
500: '#2caca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2caca3; $custom-light: #7ac5be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2caca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 172,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.781,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67571,
"c": 0.10742,
"h": 187.8
},
"luminance": 0.32685
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CACA3
secondary
#C47076
accent
#4550E2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281