#2A9B9B#2A9B9B
#2A9B9B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.097 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9B9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 155, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 73%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.32, -30.11, -9.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.32, 31.43, 196.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.94% -0.0935 -0.025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.94% 0.097 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5899, 26.2993, 35.1005) |
| Luminance | 0.2630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.00
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.33
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.77
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.77
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.06
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9B9B #9B2A2A
analogous
#2A9B62 #2A9B9B #2A629B
triadic
#2A9B9B #9B2A9B #9B9B2A
tetradic
#2A9B9B #622A9B #9B2A2A #629B2A
square
#2A9B9B #622A9B #9B2A2A #629B2A
split-complementary
#2A9B9B #9B2A62 #9B622A
monochromatic
#103B3B #1D6B6B #2A9B9B #39C9C9 #69D6D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#2A9B9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#2A9B9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9B9B
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9B9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9B9B | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91939B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80879C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9b9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 155, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.097 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b9b8',
500: '#2a9b9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9b9b; $custom-light: #77b9b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9b9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 155,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 57.36,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62941,
"c": 0.09681,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.26301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9B9B
secondary
#BD6464
accent
#4747E1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080