#2A9983#2A9983

#2A9983 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.103 H 176.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A9983
RGB	rgb(42, 153, 131)
HSL	hsl(168, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(168, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 14.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.99, -36.02, 2.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.99, 36.12, 175.70°)
OKLab	oklab(61.63% -0.1027 0.0066)
OKLCH	oklch(61.63% 0.103 176.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.4408, 24.9115, 25.4102)
Luminance	0.2491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A9983 #992A40

analogous

#2A994B #2A9983 #2A7799

triadic

#2A9983 #832A99 #99832A

tetradic

#2A9983 #4B2A99 #992A40 #77992A

square

#2A9983 #4B2A99 #992A40 #77992A

split-complementary

#2A9983 #992A77 #994B2A

monochromatic

#103931 #1D695A #2A9983 #38C8AC #68D6C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#2A9983 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.98

#2A9983 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A9983

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A9983	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A9983	1.00	3.51	5.98	5.98
#FFFFFF	3.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#938F82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#848485

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a9983;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.103 176.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b8a7',
    500: '#2a9983',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a9983;
$custom-light: #74b8a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a9983",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.108,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61626,
    "c": 0.10295,
    "h": 176.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A9983

secondary

#BC6375

accent

#4866E0

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#09110F

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A9983

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

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