#2A99AE#2A99AE
#2A99AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.100 H 213.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A99AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 153, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 12.1%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.35, -23.15, -19.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.35, 30.43, 220.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.18% -0.0832 -0.0551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.18% 0.1 213.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9828, 26.3283, 44.0649) |
| Luminance | 0.2633 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.09
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.45
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.69
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.16
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.87
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 10.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A99AE #AE3F2A
analogous
#2AAE81 #2A99AE #2A57AE
triadic
#2A99AE #AE2A99 #99AE2A
tetradic
#2A99AE #812AAE #AE3F2A #57AE2A
square
#2A99AE #812AAE #AE3F2A #57AE2A
split-complementary
#2A99AE #AE2A57 #AE812A
monochromatic
#12424B #1E6E7D #2A99AE #43BBD2 #75CDDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#2A99AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.27
#2A99AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A99AE
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A99AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A99AE | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.27 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8994AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7887AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a99ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.100 213.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b7c6',
500: '#2a99ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a99ae; $custom-light: #79b7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a99ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 153,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.545,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63178,
"c": 0.09981,
"h": 213.5
},
"luminance": 0.26331
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A99AE
secondary
#C57C6F
accent
#5D44E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1113
muted
#7C8082