#2A9B8A#2A9B8A

#2A9B8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.101 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#2A9B8A
RGBrgb(42, 155, 138)
HSLhsl(171, 57%, 39%)
HSVhsv(171, 73%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(72.9%, 0%, 11%, 39.2%)
CIE-LABlab(57.82, -35.02, -0.07)
CIE-LCHlch(57.82, 35.02, 180.12°)
OKLaboklab(62.36% -0.1015 -0.0008)
OKLCHoklch(62.36% 0.101 180.4)
XYZxyz(17.2614, 25.7679, 28.1038)
Luminance0.2577 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#2A9B8A #9B2A3B
analogous
#2A9B51 #2A9B8A #2A739B
triadic
#2A9B8A #8A2A9B #9B8A2A
tetradic
#2A9B8A #512A9B #9B2A3B #739B2A
square
#2A9B8A #512A9B #9B2A3B #739B2A
split-complementary
#2A9B8A #9B2A73 #9B512A
monochromatic
#103B34 #1D6B5F #2A9B8A #39C9B4 #69D6C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.41
#2A9B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.15
#2A9B8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A9B8A
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##2A9B8A#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##2A9B8A1.003.416.156.15
#FFFFFF3.411.0021.0021.00
#0000006.1521.001.001.00
##0000006.1521.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#949289
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85868B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #2a9b8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 155, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.101 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b9ac',
    500: '#2a9b8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #2a9b8a;
$custom-light: #75b9ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#2a9b8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.973,
    "s": 57.36,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62364,
    "c": 0.10146,
    "h": 180.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#2A9B8A
secondary
#BD6471
accent
#475EE1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F

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#2A9B8A Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva