#2A9BA1#2A9BA1
#2A9BA1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.097 H 200.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9BA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 155, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.51, -28.28, -12.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.51, 30.77, 203.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.16% -0.0908 -0.0336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.16% 0.097 200.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1063, 26.5059, 37.8205) |
| Luminance | 0.2651 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.21
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.28
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.47
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.06
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.28
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9BA1 #A1302A
analogous
#2AA16B #2A9BA1 #2A60A1
triadic
#2A9BA1 #A12A9B #9BA12A
tetradic
#2A9BA1 #6B2AA1 #A1302A #60A12A
square
#2A9BA1 #6B2AA1 #A1302A #60A12A
split-complementary
#2A9BA1 #A12A60 #A16B2A
monochromatic
#113E40 #1D6C70 #2A9BA1 #3CC5CC #6DD3D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#2A9BA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#2A9BA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9BA1
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9BA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9BA1 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F94A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E87A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9ba1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 155, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.097 200.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b9bc',
500: '#2a9ba1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9ba1; $custom-light: #77b9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9ba1",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 155,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.025,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63163,
"c": 0.09686,
"h": 200.3
},
"luminance": 0.26508
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9BA1
secondary
#C06C67
accent
#4E46E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081