#2A9285#2A9285
#2A9285 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.095 H 183.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9285 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 146, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 55%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 71%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.2%, 0%, 8.9%, 42.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.81, -32.23, -1.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.81, 32.27, 182.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.86% -0.0944 -0.0049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.86% 0.095 183) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4653, 22.7417, 25.7603) |
| Luminance | 0.2274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 1.51
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.13
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.61
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.82
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.37
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9285 #922A37
analogous
#2A9251 #2A9285 #2A6B92
triadic
#2A9285 #852A92 #92852A
tetradic
#2A9285 #512A92 #922A37 #6B922A
square
#2A9285 #512A92 #922A37 #6B922A
split-complementary
#2A9285 #922A6B #92512A
monochromatic
#0F332E #1C625A #2A9285 #38C2B0 #64D2C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#2A9285 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#2A9285 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9285
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9285 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9285 | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B8985
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7F86
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00958E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9285; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 146, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.095 183.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b2a8',
500: '#2a9285',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9285; $custom-light: #73b2a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9285",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 146,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.5,
"s": 55.319,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59863,
"c": 0.0945,
"h": 183
},
"luminance": 0.22743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9285
secondary
#B85F6A
accent
#495CDF
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F4
border
#C8D0CE
text
#09110F
muted
#7B807F