#2A99AA#2A99AA
#2A99AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.098 H 210.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A99AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 153, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.3%, 10%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.20, -24.45, -17.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.20, 30.18, 215.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.01% -0.0849 -0.0493) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.01% 0.098 210.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5986, 26.1746, 42.0417) |
| Luminance | 0.2618 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.36
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.74
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.26
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.90
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.97
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A99AA #AA3B2A
analogous
#2AAA7B #2A99AA #2A59AA
triadic
#2A99AA #AA2A99 #99AA2A
tetradic
#2A99AA #7B2AAA #AA3B2A #59AA2A
square
#2A99AA #7B2AAA #AA3B2A #59AA2A
split-complementary
#2A99AA #AA2A59 #AA7B2A
monochromatic
#124148 #1E6D79 #2A99AA #41BDD0 #72CEDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#2A99AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#2A99AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A99AA
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A99AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A99AA | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B93AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7986AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a99aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.098 210.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b7c3',
500: '#2a99aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a99aa; $custom-light: #78b7c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a99aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 153,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.969,
"s": 60.377,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63013,
"c": 0.09817,
"h": 210.1
},
"luminance": 0.26177
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A99AA
secondary
#C3786C
accent
#5944E4
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081