#2A9779#2A9779

#2A9779 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.107 H 170.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A9779
RGB	rgb(42, 151, 121)
HSL	hsl(163, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(163, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 19.9%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.09, -37.74, 7.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.09, 38.41, 169.33°)
OKLab	oklab(60.81% -0.1055 0.0181)
OKLCH	oklch(60.81% 0.107 170.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.4708, 24.0041, 21.9034)
Luminance	0.2401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A9779 #972A48

analogous

#2A9742 #2A9779 #2A7F97

triadic

#2A9779 #792A97 #97792A

tetradic

#2A9779 #422A97 #972A48 #7F972A

square

#2A9779 #422A97 #972A48 #7F972A

split-complementary

#2A9779 #972A7F #97422A

monochromatic

#0F372C #1D6753 #2A9779 #37C79F #67D5B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#2A9779 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#2A9779 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A9779

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A9779	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A9779	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#938D78

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84827B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00988E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a9779;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 151, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.107 170.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b69f',
    500: '#2a9779',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a9779;
$custom-light: #73b69f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a9779",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 163.486,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60808,
    "c": 0.10707,
    "h": 170.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A9779

secondary

#BB627A

accent

#4872E0

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EDF6F2

border

#C8D0CC

text

#09110E

muted

#7B807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A9779

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

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