#2A9388#2A9388
#2A9388 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.094 H 184.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9388 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 147, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 56%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 71%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 7.5%, 42.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.21, -31.85, -2.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.21, 31.97, 184.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.22% -0.094 -0.0079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.22% 0.094 184.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8304, 23.1354, 26.9191) |
| Luminance | 0.2314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 1.70
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.85
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.08
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.59
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.03
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9388 #932A35
analogous
#2A9353 #2A9388 #2A6A93
triadic
#2A9388 #882A93 #93882A
tetradic
#2A9388 #532A93 #932A35 #6A932A
square
#2A9388 #532A93 #932A35 #6A932A
split-complementary
#2A9388 #932A6A #93532A
monochromatic
#0F3430 #1C635C #2A9388 #38C3B4 #65D3C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#2A9388 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#2A9388 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9388
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9388 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9388 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B8B88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8089
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00968F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9388; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 147, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.094 184.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b3aa',
500: '#2a9388',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9388; $custom-light: #74b3aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9388",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 147,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.714,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60222,
"c": 0.09433,
"h": 184.8
},
"luminance": 0.23137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9388
secondary
#B96069
accent
#4959DF
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F