#2A99AB#2A99AB
#2A99AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.099 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A99AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 153, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.4%, 10.5%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.24, -24.12, -18.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.24, 30.23, 217.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.05% -0.0845 -0.0507) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.05% 0.099 211) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6936, 26.2126, 42.5418) |
| Luminance | 0.2621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.26
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.97
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.28
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.19
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.29
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A99AB #AB3C2A
analogous
#2AAB7D #2A99AB #2A59AB
triadic
#2A99AB #AB2A99 #99AB2A
tetradic
#2A99AB #7D2AAB #AB3C2A #59AB2A
square
#2A99AB #7D2AAB #AB3C2A #59AB2A
split-complementary
#2A99AB #AB2A59 #AB7D2A
monochromatic
#124149 #1E6D7A #2A99AB #42BDD1 #73CEDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#2A99AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#2A99AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A99AB
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A99AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A99AB | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 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)
#8A93AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7986AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a99ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.099 211.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b7c4',
500: '#2a99ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a99ab; $custom-light: #78b7c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a99ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 153,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.372,
"s": 60.563,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63054,
"c": 0.09854,
"h": 211
},
"luminance": 0.26215
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A99AB
secondary
#C4796D
accent
#5A44E4
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081