#2A9BB0#2A9BB0

#2A9BB0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.101 H 213.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A9BB0
RGB	rgb(42, 155, 176)
HSL	hsl(189, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(189, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 11.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.04, -23.53, -19.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.04, 30.78, 220.12°)
OKLab	oklab(63.76% -0.0844 -0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(63.76% 0.101 213.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.5093, 27.0670, 45.2094)
Luminance	0.2707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A9BB0 #B03F2A

analogous

#2AB082 #2A9BB0 #2A58B0

triadic

#2A9BB0 #B02A9B #9BB02A

tetradic

#2A9BB0 #822AB0 #B03F2A #58B02A

square

#2A9BB0 #822AB0 #B03F2A #58B02A

split-complementary

#2A9BB0 #B02A58 #B0822A

monochromatic

#12444D #1E6F7F #2A9BB0 #45BCD3 #76CEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.27

#2A9BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.41

#2A9BB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A9BB0

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A9BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A9BB0	1.00	3.27	6.41	6.41
#FFFFFF	3.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B96B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7988B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a9bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 155, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.101 213.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79b8c7',
    500: '#2a9bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a9bb0;
$custom-light: #79b8c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a9bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.403,
    "s": 61.468,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63758,
    "c": 0.10091,
    "h": 213.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A9BB0

secondary

#C67D70

accent

#5D43E5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A9BB0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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