#2A9486#2A9486

#2A9486 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.096 H 182.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A9486
RGB	rgb(42, 148, 134)
HSL	hsl(172, 56%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(172, 72%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.6%, 0%, 9.5%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.47, -32.89, -1.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.47, 32.91, 182.11°)
OKLab	oklab(60.42% -0.096 -0.0038)
OKLCH	oklch(60.42% 0.096 182.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.8458, 23.3914, 26.2295)
Luminance	0.2339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A9486 #942A38

analogous

#2A9451 #2A9486 #2A6D94

triadic

#2A9486 #862A94 #94862A

tetradic

#2A9486 #512A94 #942A38 #6D942A

square

#2A9486 #512A94 #942A38 #6D942A

split-complementary

#2A9486 #942A6D #94512A

monochromatic

#0F3530 #1C645B #2A9486 #38C4B1 #65D3C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#2A9486 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#2A9486 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A9486

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A9486	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A9486	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D8B85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8087

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009790

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a9486;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 148, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.096 182.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b4a9',
    500: '#2a9486',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a9486;
$custom-light: #74b4a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a9486",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.075,
    "s": 55.789,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60416,
    "c": 0.0961,
    "h": 182.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A9486

secondary

#B9606C

accent

#495DDF

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#09110F

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A9486

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

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