#2A9B95#2A9B95
#2A9B95 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.098 H 189.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9B95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 155, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 73%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 3.9%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.13, -31.89, -5.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.13, 32.42, 190.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.73% -0.0963 -0.0164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.73% 0.098 189.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0985, 26.1027, 32.5124) |
| Luminance | 0.2611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.48
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.98
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.35
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.33
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.69
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9B95 #9B2A30
analogous
#2A9B5C #2A9B95 #2A689B
triadic
#2A9B95 #952A9B #9B952A
tetradic
#2A9B95 #5C2A9B #9B2A30 #689B2A
square
#2A9B95 #5C2A9B #9B2A30 #689B2A
split-complementary
#2A9B95 #9B2A68 #9B5C2A
monochromatic
#103B38 #1D6B67 #2A9B95 #39C9C2 #69D6D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#2A9B95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#2A9B95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9B95
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9B95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9B95 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#929395
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828796
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9b95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 155, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.098 189.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b9b4',
500: '#2a9b95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9b95; $custom-light: #76b9b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9b95",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 155,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.814,
"s": 57.36,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62729,
"c": 0.09767,
"h": 189.7
},
"luminance": 0.26105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9B95
secondary
#BD6469
accent
#474FE1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080