#2A9C83#2A9C83
#2A9C83 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.106 H 174.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9C83 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 156, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 73%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 0%, 16%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.95, -37.37, 4.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.95, 37.59, 173.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.41% -0.1059 0.0103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.41% 0.106 174.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9380, 25.9059, 25.5760) |
| Luminance | 0.2591 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.43
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 4.82
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.23
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.99
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.38
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9C83 #9C2A43
analogous
#2A9C4A #2A9C83 #2A7C9C
triadic
#2A9C83 #832A9C #9C832A
tetradic
#2A9C83 #4A2A9C #9C2A43 #7C9C2A
square
#2A9C83 #4A2A9C #9C2A43 #7C9C2A
split-complementary
#2A9C83 #9C2A7C #9C4A2A
monochromatic
#103C32 #1D6C5B #2A9C83 #39CAAA #6AD7BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#2A9C83 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.18
#2A9C83 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9C83
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9C83 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9C83 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969282
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878785
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9c83; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 156, 131); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.106 174.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75baa7',
500: '#2a9c83',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9c83; $custom-light: #75baa7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9c83",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 156,
"b": 131
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.842,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62409,
"c": 0.10639,
"h": 174.5
},
"luminance": 0.25908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9C83
secondary
#BD6578
accent
#4769E1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#09120F
muted
#7B817F