#2A99A2#2A99A2
#2A99A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.096 H 203.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A99A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 153, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 5.6%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.92, -26.98, -13.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.92, 30.20, 206.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.7% -0.0883 -0.0377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.7% 0.096 203.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8648, 25.8811, 38.1767) |
| Luminance | 0.2588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.54
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.34
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.63
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.95
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.67
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A99A2 #A2332A
analogous
#2AA26F #2A99A2 #2A5DA2
triadic
#2A99A2 #A22A99 #99A22A
tetradic
#2A99A2 #6F2AA2 #A2332A #5DA22A
square
#2A99A2 #6F2AA2 #A2332A #5DA22A
split-complementary
#2A99A2 #A22A5D #A26F2A
monochromatic
#113D41 #1D6B71 #2A99A2 #3DC2CD #6DD1D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#2A99A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.18
#2A99A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A99A2
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A99A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A99A2 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D92A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C86A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a99a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.096 203.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b7bd',
500: '#2a99a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a99a2; $custom-light: #77b7bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a99a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 153,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.5,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62696,
"c": 0.09606,
"h": 203.1
},
"luminance": 0.25883
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A99A2
secondary
#C06E68
accent
#5146E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081