#2A9BA3#2A9BA3
#2A9BA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.097 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9BA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 155, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.2%, 4.9%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.58, -27.67, -13.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.58, 30.63, 205.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.24% -0.0899 -0.0365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.24% 0.097 202.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2841, 26.5770, 38.7568) |
| Luminance | 0.2658 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.31
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.97
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.88
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.34
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.46
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9BA3 #A3322A
analogous
#2AA36E #2A9BA3 #2A5EA3
triadic
#2A9BA3 #A32A9B #9BA32A
tetradic
#2A9BA3 #6E2AA3 #A3322A #5EA32A
square
#2A9BA3 #6E2AA3 #A3322A #5EA32A
split-complementary
#2A9BA3 #A32A5E #A36E2A
monochromatic
#113E42 #1D6D72 #2A9BA3 #3DC4CD #6ED2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#2A9BA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.32
#2A9BA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9BA3
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9BA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9BA3 | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F94A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E88A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9ba3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 155, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.097 202.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b9be',
500: '#2a9ba3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9ba3; $custom-light: #77b9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9ba3",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 155,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.967,
"s": 59.024,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63239,
"c": 0.09708,
"h": 202.1
},
"luminance": 0.26579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9BA3
secondary
#C06E68
accent
#5046E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081