#2A9080#2A9080
#2A9080 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.095 H 180.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 144, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 55%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 71%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.8%, 0%, 11.1%, 43.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.02, -32.69, 0.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.02, 32.69, 179.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.18% -0.0946 -0.0002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.18% 0.095 180.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8225, 21.9956, 23.8823) |
| Luminance | 0.2200 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.16
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.99
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.07
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.06
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.12
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9080 #902A3A
analogous
#2A904D #2A9080 #2A6D90
triadic
#2A9080 #802A90 #90802A
tetradic
#2A9080 #4D2A90 #902A3A #6D902A
square
#2A9080 #4D2A90 #902A3A #6D902A
split-complementary
#2A9080 #902A6D #904D2A
monochromatic
#0E312C #1C6156 #2A9080 #38BFAA #63D1C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.89
#2A9080 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.40
#2A9080 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9080
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9080 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9080 | 1.00 | 3.89 | 5.40 | 5.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A877F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7D81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00938B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9080; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 144, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.095 180.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b1a4',
500: '#2a9080',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9080; $custom-light: #73b1a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9080",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 144,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.588,
"s": 54.839,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59178,
"c": 0.09464,
"h": 180.1
},
"luminance": 0.21997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9080
secondary
#B75E6C
accent
#4A61DE
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF5F4
border
#C8CFCE
text
#09110F
muted
#7B807F