#2899A0#2899A0
#2899A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.097 H 201.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2899A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 153, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 60%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 75%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 4.4%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.82, -27.85, -12.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.82, 30.56, 204.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.58% -0.09 -0.035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.58% 0.097 201.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6086, 25.7694, 37.2441) |
| Luminance | 0.2577 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.55
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.56
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.09
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.56
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.03
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2899A0 #A02F28
analogous
#28A06B #2899A0 #285DA0
triadic
#2899A0 #A02899 #99A028
tetradic
#2899A0 #6B28A0 #A02F28 #5DA028
square
#2899A0 #6B28A0 #A02F28 #5DA028
split-complementary
#2899A0 #A0285D #A06B28
monochromatic
#103B3E #1C6A6F #2899A0 #38C5CD #69D3D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#2899A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.15
#2899A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2899A0
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2899A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2899A0 | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.15 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D92A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C86A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2899a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 153, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.097 201.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b7bc',
500: '#2899a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2899a0; $custom-light: #76b7bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2899a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 153,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.5,
"s": 60,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62576,
"c": 0.09658,
"h": 201.2
},
"luminance": 0.25772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2899A0
secondary
#C06964
accent
#4E45E3
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081