#2A9AA2#2A9AA2
#2A9AA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.097 H 202.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9AA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 154, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 4.9%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.24, -27.48, -13.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.24, 30.44, 205.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.95% -0.0894 -0.0364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.95% 0.097 202.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0291, 26.2098, 38.2315) |
| Luminance | 0.2621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.39
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.95
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.62
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.05
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.59
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9AA2 #A2322A
analogous
#2AA26E #2A9AA2 #2A5EA2
triadic
#2A9AA2 #A22A9A #9AA22A
tetradic
#2A9AA2 #6E2AA2 #A2322A #5EA22A
square
#2A9AA2 #6E2AA2 #A2322A #5EA22A
split-complementary
#2A9AA2 #A22A5E #A26E2A
monochromatic
#113E41 #1D6C71 #2A9AA2 #3DC3CD #6DD2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#2A9AA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#2A9AA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9AA2
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9AA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9AA2 | 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)
#8E93A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D87A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9aa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 154, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.097 202.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b8bd',
500: '#2a9aa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9aa2; $custom-light: #77b8bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9aa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 154,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62948,
"c": 0.0965,
"h": 202.2
},
"luminance": 0.26212
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9AA2
secondary
#C06E68
accent
#5046E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081