#2A97A7#2A97A7
#2A97A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.097 H 209.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A97A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 151, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 9.6%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.48, -24.39, -17.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.48, 29.78, 215.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.39% -0.0842 -0.0476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.39% 0.097 209.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9935, 25.4132, 40.4559) |
| Luminance | 0.2541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.88
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.75
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.91
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.22
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.33
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A97A7 #A73A2A
analogous
#2AA778 #2A97A7 #2A58A7
triadic
#2A97A7 #A72A97 #97A72A
tetradic
#2A97A7 #782AA7 #A73A2A #58A72A
square
#2A97A7 #782AA7 #A73A2A #58A72A
split-complementary
#2A97A7 #A72A58 #A7782A
monochromatic
#113F45 #1E6B76 #2A97A7 #3FBCCF #70CDDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#2A97A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.08
#2A97A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A97A7
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A97A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A97A7 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8991A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7885A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a97a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 151, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.097 209.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b6c1',
500: '#2a97a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a97a7; $custom-light: #77b6c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a97a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 151,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.68,
"s": 59.809,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62391,
"c": 0.09669,
"h": 209.5
},
"luminance": 0.25415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A97A7
secondary
#C2766B
accent
#5945E3
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081