#2A99A7#2A99A7
#2A99A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.097 H 207.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A99A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 153, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 8.4%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.10, -25.40, -16.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.10, 30.11, 212.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.89% -0.0862 -0.0449) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.89% 0.097 207.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3181, 26.0624, 40.5641) |
| Luminance | 0.2606 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.16
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.79
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.33
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.04
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.10
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A99A7 #A7382A
analogous
#2AA776 #2A99A7 #2A5AA7
triadic
#2A99A7 #A72A99 #99A72A
tetradic
#2A99A7 #762AA7 #A7382A #5AA72A
square
#2A99A7 #762AA7 #A7382A #5AA72A
split-complementary
#2A99A7 #A72A5A #A7762A
monochromatic
#113F45 #1E6C76 #2A99A7 #3FBFCF #70CFDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#2A99A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#2A99A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A99A7
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A99A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A99A7 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.21 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B93A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A86A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a99a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.097 207.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b7c1',
500: '#2a99a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a99a7; $custom-light: #78b7c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a99a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 153,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.72,
"s": 59.809,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62893,
"c": 0.0972,
"h": 207.5
},
"luminance": 0.26065
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A99A7
secondary
#C2746B
accent
#5745E3
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081