#2A999A#2A999A

#2A999A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.096 H 195.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A999A
RGB	rgb(42, 153, 154)
HSL	hsl(181, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(181, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 0.6%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.66, -29.44, -9.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.66, 30.91, 197.73°)
OKLab	oklab(62.4% -0.0919 -0.0262)
OKLCH	oklch(62.4% 0.096 195.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.1762, 25.6056, 34.5500)
Luminance	0.2561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A999A #9A2B2A

analogous

#2A9A63 #2A999A #2A619A

triadic

#2A999A #9A2A99 #999A2A

tetradic

#2A999A #632A9A #9A2B2A #619A2A

square

#2A999A #632A9A #9A2B2A #619A2A

split-complementary

#2A999A #9A2A61 #9A632A

monochromatic

#10393A #1D696A #2A999A #38C8C9 #68D5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#2A999A on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.12

#2A999A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A999A

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A999A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A999A	1.00	3.43	6.12	6.12
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F919A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E859B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a999a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.096 195.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76b7b7',
    500: '#2a999a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a999a;
$custom-light: #76b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a999a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.536,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62396,
    "c": 0.09557,
    "h": 195.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A999A

secondary

#BC6463

accent

#4947E0

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A999A

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

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