#2A979A#2A979A
#2A979A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.094 H 197.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A979A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 151, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 57%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 73%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 1.9%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, -28.46, -10.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 30.28, 199.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.89% -0.0898 -0.0287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.89% 0.094 197.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8516, 24.9564, 34.4418) |
| Luminance | 0.2496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.08
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.84
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.54
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.55
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.83
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A979A #9A2D2A
analogous
#2A9A65 #2A979A #2A5F9A
triadic
#2A979A #9A2A97 #979A2A
tetradic
#2A979A #652A9A #9A2D2A #5F9A2A
square
#2A979A #652A9A #9A2D2A #5F9A2A
split-complementary
#2A979A #9A2A5F #9A652A
monochromatic
#10393A #1D686A #2A979A #38C5C9 #68D3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#2A979A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#2A979A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A979A
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A979A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A979A | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C909A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C849B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009C98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a979a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 151, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.094 197.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b6b7',
500: '#2a979a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a979a; $custom-light: #76b6b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a979a",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 151,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.607,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61886,
"c": 0.09434,
"h": 197.7
},
"luminance": 0.24959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A979A
secondary
#BC6663
accent
#4B47E0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080