#2A99AC#2A99AC
#2A99AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.099 H 211.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A99AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 153, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 11%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.27, -23.80, -18.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.27, 30.29, 218.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.1% -0.0841 -0.0522) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.099 211.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7893, 26.2509, 43.0457) |
| Luminance | 0.2625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.18
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.20
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.32
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.47
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.52
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A99AC #AC3D2A
analogous
#2AAC7E #2A99AC #2A58AC
triadic
#2A99AC #AC2A99 #99AC2A
tetradic
#2A99AC #7E2AAC #AC3D2A #58AC2A
square
#2A99AC #7E2AAC #AC3D2A #58AC2A
split-complementary
#2A99AC #AC2A58 #AC7E2A
monochromatic
#12414A #1E6D7B #2A99AC #42BCD1 #73CEDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#2A99AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#2A99AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A99AC
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A99AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A99AC | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A94AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7886AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a99ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.099 211.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b7c4',
500: '#2a99ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a99ac; $custom-light: #78b7c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a99ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 153,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.769,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63095,
"c": 0.09895,
"h": 211.8
},
"luminance": 0.26253
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A99AC
secondary
#C47A6D
accent
#5B44E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081