#2A9B98#2A9B98
#2A9B98 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.097 H 192.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9B98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 155, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 73%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 1.9%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.23, -31.01, -7.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.23, 31.88, 193.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.83% -0.0949 -0.0207) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.83% 0.097 192.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3411, 26.1997, 33.7901) |
| Luminance | 0.2620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.05
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.14
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.27
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.75
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.79
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9B98 #9B2A2D
analogous
#2A9B5F #2A9B98 #2A659B
triadic
#2A9B98 #982A9B #9B982A
tetradic
#2A9B98 #5F2A9B #9B2A2D #659B2A
square
#2A9B98 #5F2A9B #9B2A2D #659B2A
split-complementary
#2A9B98 #9B2A65 #9B5F2A
monochromatic
#103B3A #1D6B69 #2A9B98 #39C9C5 #69D6D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#2A9B98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#2A9B98 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9B98
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9B98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9B98 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 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)
#919398
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818799
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9b98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 155, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.097 192.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b9b6',
500: '#2a9b98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9b98; $custom-light: #76b9b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9b98",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 155,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.407,
"s": 57.36,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62834,
"c": 0.09712,
"h": 192.3
},
"luminance": 0.26202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9B98
secondary
#BD6466
accent
#474BE1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080