#2A9A90#2A9A90
#2A9A90 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.098 H 186.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9A90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 154, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 57%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 73%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 6.5%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.67, -32.87, -3.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.67, 33.07, 186.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.3% -0.0976 -0.0105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.3% 0.098 186.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5421, 25.6150, 30.3998) |
| Luminance | 0.2562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.61
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.86
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.18
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.74
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.69
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9A90 #9A2A34
analogous
#2A9A58 #2A9A90 #2A6C9A
triadic
#2A9A90 #902A9A #9A902A
tetradic
#2A9A90 #582A9A #9A2A34 #6C9A2A
square
#2A9A90 #582A9A #9A2A34 #6C9A2A
split-complementary
#2A9A90 #9A2A6C #9A582A
monochromatic
#103A36 #1D6A63 #2A9A90 #38C9BC #68D6CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#2A9A90 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#2A9A90 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9A90
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9A90 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9A90 | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#929190
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828691
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9a90; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 154, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.098 186.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b8b0',
500: '#2a9a90',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9a90; $custom-light: #75b8b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9a90",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 154,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.643,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62301,
"c": 0.09814,
"h": 186.2
},
"luminance": 0.25617
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9A90
secondary
#BC636B
accent
#4755E0
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F