#2A9A89#2A9A89
#2A9A89 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.101 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9A89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 154, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 57%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 73%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 11%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.47, -34.84, -0.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.47, 34.84, 180.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.07% -0.1009 -0.0006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.07% 0.101 180.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0236, 25.4076, 27.6690) |
| Luminance | 0.2541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.89
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.10
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.09
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.08
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.61
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9A89 #9A2A3B
analogous
#2A9A51 #2A9A89 #2A739A
triadic
#2A9A89 #892A9A #9A892A
tetradic
#2A9A89 #512A9A #9A2A3B #739A2A
square
#2A9A89 #512A9A #9A2A3B #739A2A
split-complementary
#2A9A89 #9A2A73 #9A512A
monochromatic
#103A33 #1D6A5E #2A9A89 #38C9B3 #68D6C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#2A9A89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.08
#2A9A89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9A89
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9A89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9A89 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939188
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84858A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9a89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 154, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.101 180.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b8ab',
500: '#2a9a89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9a89; $custom-light: #75b8ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9a89",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 154,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.893,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62073,
"c": 0.1009,
"h": 180.3
},
"luminance": 0.2541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9A89
secondary
#BC6371
accent
#475FE0
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F