#2A9999#2A9999

#2A9999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.096 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A9999
RGB	rgb(42, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(180, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.63, -29.74, -8.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.63, 31.04, 196.64°)
OKLab	oklab(62.36% -0.0924 -0.0247)
OKLCH	oklch(62.36% 0.096 195)
XYZ	xyz(18.0932, 25.5725, 34.1132)
Luminance	0.2557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A9999 #992A2A

analogous

#2A9961 #2A9999 #2A6199

triadic

#2A9999 #992A99 #99992A

tetradic

#2A9999 #612A99 #992A2A #61992A

square

#2A9999 #612A99 #992A2A #61992A

split-complementary

#2A9999 #992A61 #99612A

monochromatic

#103939 #1D6969 #2A9999 #38C8C8 #68D6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#2A9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.11

#2A9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A9999

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A9999	1.00	3.43	6.11	6.11
#FFFFFF	3.43	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)

#8F9199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E859A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.096 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76b7b7',
    500: '#2a9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a9999;
$custom-light: #76b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62359,
    "c": 0.09562,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.25575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A9999

secondary

#BC6363

accent

#4848E0

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A9999

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

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