#2A99A1#2A99A1
#2A99A1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.096 H 202.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A99A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 153, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 5%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.89, -27.29, -13.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.89, 30.25, 205.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.66% -0.0888 -0.0363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.66% 0.096 202.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7762, 25.8457, 37.7104) |
| Luminance | 0.2585 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.48
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.95
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.38
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.77
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.37
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A99A1 #A1322A
analogous
#2AA16E #2A99A1 #2A5DA1
triadic
#2A99A1 #A12A99 #99A12A
tetradic
#2A99A1 #6E2AA1 #A1322A #5DA12A
square
#2A99A1 #6E2AA1 #A1322A #5DA12A
split-complementary
#2A99A1 #A12A5D #A16E2A
monochromatic
#113D40 #1D6B70 #2A99A1 #3CC2CC #6DD2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#2A99A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.17
#2A99A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A99A1
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A99A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A99A1 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.17 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D92A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C86A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a99a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.096 202.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b7bc',
500: '#2a99a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a99a1; $custom-light: #77b7bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a99a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 153,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.034,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62658,
"c": 0.09591,
"h": 202.2
},
"luminance": 0.25848
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A99A1
secondary
#C06D67
accent
#5046E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081