#2A9396#2A9396

#2A9396 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.092 H 197.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A9396
RGB	rgb(42, 147, 150)
HSL	hsl(182, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(182, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 2%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.64, -27.70, -10.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.64, 29.50, 200.11°)
OKLab	oklab(60.72% -0.0875 -0.0282)
OKLCH	oklch(60.72% 0.092 197.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8911, 23.5597, 32.5055)
Luminance	0.2356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A9396 #962D2A

analogous

#2A9663 #2A9396 #2A5D96

triadic

#2A9396 #962A93 #93962A

tetradic

#2A9396 #632A96 #962D2A #5D962A

square

#2A9396 #632A96 #962D2A #5D962A

split-complementary

#2A9396 #962A5D #96632A

monochromatic

#0F3536 #1D6466 #2A9396 #37C2C6 #66D1D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#2A9396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#2A9396 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A9396

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A9396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A9396	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#888C96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009894

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a9396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 147, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.092 197.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b3b4',
    500: '#2a9396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a9396;
$custom-light: #75b3b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a9396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 147,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.667,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60717,
    "c": 0.09192,
    "h": 197.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A9396

secondary

#BA6461

accent

#4C48E0

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A9396

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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