#2A9988#2A9988

#2A9988 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.100 H 180.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A9988
RGB	rgb(42, 153, 136)
HSL	hsl(171, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(171, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 11.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.12, -34.66, 0.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.12, 34.66, 179.90°)
OKLab	oklab(61.78% -0.1003 -0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(61.78% 0.1 180.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.7878, 25.0503, 27.2382)
Luminance	0.2505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A9988 #992A3B

analogous

#2A9950 #2A9988 #2A7299

triadic

#2A9988 #882A99 #99882A

tetradic

#2A9988 #502A99 #992A3B #72992A

square

#2A9988 #502A99 #992A3B #72992A

split-complementary

#2A9988 #992A72 #99502A

monochromatic

#103933 #1D695D #2A9988 #38C8B2 #68D6C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#2A9988 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#2A9988 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A9988

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A9988	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A9988	1.00	3.49	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#929087

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838489

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a9988;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.100 180.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b7aa',
    500: '#2a9988',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a9988;
$custom-light: #75b7aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a9988",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.811,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61781,
    "c": 0.10033,
    "h": 180.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.25052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A9988

secondary

#BC6371

accent

#485FE0

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A9988

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

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