#2A9AAF#2A9AAF
#2A9AAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.100 H 213.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9AAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 154, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 12%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.69, -23.34, -19.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.69, 30.60, 220.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.47% -0.0838 -0.0552) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.47% 0.1 213.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2450, 26.6961, 44.6350) |
| Luminance | 0.2670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.41
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.14
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.61
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.45
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.80
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 10.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9AAF #AF3F2A
analogous
#2AAF82 #2A9AAF #2A57AF
triadic
#2A9AAF #AF2A9A #9AAF2A
tetradic
#2A9AAF #822AAF #AF3F2A #57AF2A
square
#2A9AAF #822AAF #AF3F2A #57AF2A
split-complementary
#2A9AAF #AF2A57 #AF822A
monochromatic
#12434C #1E6F7E #2A9AAF #44BCD2 #75CDDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#2A9AAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.34
#2A9AAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9AAF
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9AAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9AAF | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.34 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A95B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7887AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A2A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9aaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 154, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.100 213.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b8c7',
500: '#2a9aaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9aaf; $custom-light: #79b8c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9aaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 154,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.474,
"s": 61.29,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63468,
"c": 0.10036,
"h": 213.4
},
"luminance": 0.26699
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9AAF
secondary
#C67D6F
accent
#5D43E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1113
muted
#7C8082