#2A96A4#2A96A4
#2A96A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.095 H 207.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A96A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 150, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 8.5%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.06, -24.83, -16.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.06, 29.55, 212.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.02% -0.0844 -0.0446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.02% 0.095 207.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5591, 24.9831, 38.9588) |
| Luminance | 0.2498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.94
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.52
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.44
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.52
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.29
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A96A4 #A4382A
analogous
#2AA475 #2A96A4 #2A59A4
triadic
#2A96A4 #A42A96 #96A42A
tetradic
#2A96A4 #752AA4 #A4382A #59A42A
square
#2A96A4 #752AA4 #A4382A #59A42A
split-complementary
#2A96A4 #A42A59 #A4752A
monochromatic
#113D43 #1E6973 #2A96A4 #3EBDCD #6ECEDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#2A96A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.00
#2A96A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A96A4
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A96A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A96A4 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8990A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7884A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a96a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 150, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.095 207.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b5bf',
500: '#2a96a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a96a4; $custom-light: #77b5bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a96a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 150,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.885,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6202,
"c": 0.09547,
"h": 207.8
},
"luminance": 0.24985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A96A4
secondary
#C17369
accent
#5745E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081