#2A97A2#2A97A2
#2A97A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.095 H 205.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A97A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 151, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 6.8%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.30, -25.98, -14.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.30, 29.76, 209.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.19% -0.0863 -0.0403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.19% 0.095 205) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5402, 25.2319, 38.0685) |
| Luminance | 0.2523 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.96
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.75
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.87
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.87
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.16
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A97A2 #A2352A
analogous
#2AA271 #2A97A2 #2A5BA2
triadic
#2A97A2 #A22A97 #97A22A
tetradic
#2A97A2 #712AA2 #A2352A #5BA22A
square
#2A97A2 #712AA2 #A2352A #5BA22A
split-complementary
#2A97A2 #A22A5B #A2712A
monochromatic
#113C41 #1D6A71 #2A97A2 #3DBFCD #6DCFD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#2A97A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.05
#2A97A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A97A2
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A97A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A97A2 | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.05 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A91A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7984A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a97a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 151, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.095 205.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b6bd',
500: '#2a97a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a97a2; $custom-light: #77b6bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a97a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 151,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.5,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62192,
"c": 0.09527,
"h": 205
},
"luminance": 0.25234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A97A2
secondary
#C07068
accent
#5446E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081