#2A9C90#2A9C90
#2A9C90 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.100 H 184.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9C90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 156, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 73%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 0%, 7.7%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.30, -33.80, -2.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.30, 33.92, 184.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.82% -0.0996 -0.008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.82% 0.1 184.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8749, 26.2807, 30.5108) |
| Luminance | 0.2628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.24
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.54
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.48
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.16
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.66
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9C90 #9C2A36
analogous
#2A9C57 #2A9C90 #2A6F9C
triadic
#2A9C90 #902A9C #9C902A
tetradic
#2A9C90 #572A9C #9C2A36 #6F9C2A
square
#2A9C90 #572A9C #9C2A36 #6F9C2A
split-complementary
#2A9C90 #9C2A6F #9C572A
monochromatic
#103C37 #1D6C63 #2A9C90 #39CABB #6AD7CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#2A9C90 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#2A9C90 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9C90
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9C90 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9C90 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 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)
#949390
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848791
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9c90; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 156, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.100 184.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bab0',
500: '#2a9c90',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9c90; $custom-light: #76bab0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9c90",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 156,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.684,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62816,
"c": 0.09997,
"h": 184.6
},
"luminance": 0.26283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9C90
secondary
#BD656E
accent
#4757E1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F