#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 155, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 73%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 11%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.82, -35.02, -0.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.82, 35.02, 180.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.36% -0.1015 -0.0008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.36% 0.101 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2614, 25.7679, 28.1038) |
| Luminance | 0.2577 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.85
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.34
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.09
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.27
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.59
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.64
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9B8A | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.15 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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