#2CA4A1

Closest named color: Persian Green (#2A9D8F). oklch(65.5% 0.102 192.4), rgb(44, 164, 161).

Black text reads best on this color (6.93:1).

About this color

#2CA4A1 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.102 and its hue 192°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Persian Green (#2A9D8F), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.93:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.102)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Persian Green (#2A9D8F)
Black text	6.93:1
White text	3.02:1

Values

HEX	#2CA4A1
RGB	rgb(44, 164, 161)
HSL	hsl(178, 58%, 41%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.5% 0.102 192.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #2CA4A1	3.02:1	AA large text	Lc -62.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #2CA4A1	6.93:1	AA	Lc 47.4	Large or bold text, headings
#2CA4A1 text on white	3.02:1	AA large text	Lc 56.7	Large or bold text, headings
#2CA4A1 text on black	6.93:1	AA	Lc -45.1	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F1F7F6

oklch(97.1% 0.006 185.3)
Step 100
100

#E0EDEC

oklch(93.6% 0.014 191.4)
Step 200
200

#C5DFDE

oklch(88.4% 0.028 193.8)
Step 300
300

#9CCBC9

oklch(80.8% 0.049 193)
Step 400
400

#60B1AE

oklch(70.8% 0.08 192.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#2CA4A1

oklch(65.5% 0.102 192.4)
Step 600
600

#008582

oklch(55.7% 0.096 192)
Step 700
700

#006F6D

oklch(49% 0.084 192.6)
Step 800
800

#005B5A

oklch(42.6% 0.073 193.5)
Step 900
900

#004C4B

oklch(37.7% 0.064 193.2)
Step 950
950

#062D2C

oklch(27.1% 0.042 192.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#2CA4A1 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#9A9CA1	0.107
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#888FA2	0.099
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A9A3	0.016
Achromatopsia (no color)	#949494	0.102