#2A998F#2A998F

#2A998F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.098 H 186.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A998F
RGB	rgb(42, 153, 143)
HSL	hsl(175, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(175, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 6.5%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.32, -32.68, -3.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.32, 32.88, 186.36°)
OKLab	oklab(62.01% -0.097 -0.0104)
OKLCH	oklch(62.01% 0.098 186.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.3017, 25.2558, 29.9443)
Luminance	0.2526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A998F #992A34

analogous

#2A9958 #2A998F #2A6B99

triadic

#2A998F #8F2A99 #998F2A

tetradic

#2A998F #582A99 #992A34 #6B992A

square

#2A998F #582A99 #992A34 #6B992A

split-complementary

#2A998F #992A6B #99582A

monochromatic

#103935 #1D6962 #2A998F #38C8BB #68D6CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#2A998F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.05

#2A998F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A998F

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A998F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A998F	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)

#91908F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#818590

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a998f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.098 186.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b7af',
    500: '#2a998f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a998f;
$custom-light: #75b7af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a998f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 174.595,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6201,
    "c": 0.09755,
    "h": 186.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.25258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A998F

secondary

#BC636B

accent

#4855E0

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#0A1110

muted

#7C807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A998F

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →