#2A9998#2A9998

#2A9998 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.096 H 194.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A9998
RGB	rgb(42, 153, 152)
HSL	hsl(179, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(179, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 0.7%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.60, -30.04, -8.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.60, 31.18, 195.56°)
OKLab	oklab(62.32% -0.0928 -0.0233)
OKLCH	oklch(62.32% 0.096 194.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.0110, 25.5396, 33.6801)
Luminance	0.2554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A9998 #992A2B

analogous

#2A9960 #2A9998 #2A6399

triadic

#2A9998 #982A99 #99982A

tetradic

#2A9998 #602A99 #992A2B #63992A

square

#2A9998 #602A99 #992A2B #63992A

split-complementary

#2A9998 #992A63 #99602A

monochromatic

#103939 #1D6968 #2A9998 #38C8C7 #68D6D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#2A9998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.11

#2A9998 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A9998

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A9998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A9998	1.00	3.44	6.11	6.11
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8599

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a9998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.096 194.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76b7b6',
    500: '#2a9998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a9998;
$custom-light: #76b7b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a9998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.459,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62323,
    "c": 0.0957,
    "h": 194.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.25542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A9998

secondary

#BC6364

accent

#4849E0

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A9998

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

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