#2A9C91#2A9C91
#2A9C91 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.100 H 185.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9C91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 156, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 73%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 0%, 7.1%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.33, -33.52, -3.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.33, 33.68, 185.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.85% -0.0992 -0.0094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.85% 0.1 185.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9517, 26.3114, 30.9151) |
| Luminance | 0.2631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.42
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.27
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.57
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.17
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.74
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9C91 #9C2A35
analogous
#2A9C58 #2A9C91 #2A6E9C
triadic
#2A9C91 #912A9C #9C912A
tetradic
#2A9C91 #582A9C #9C2A35 #6E9C2A
square
#2A9C91 #582A9C #9C2A35 #6E9C2A
split-complementary
#2A9C91 #9C2A6E #9C582A
monochromatic
#103C37 #1D6C64 #2A9C91 #39CABC #6AD7CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#2A9C91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#2A9C91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9C91
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9C91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9C91 | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 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)
#949391
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848792
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A098
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9c91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 156, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.100 185.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bab1',
500: '#2a9c91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9c91; $custom-light: #76bab1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9c91",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 156,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.211,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6285,
"c": 0.09963,
"h": 185.4
},
"luminance": 0.26314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9C91
secondary
#BD656D
accent
#4756E1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F5
border
#C9D0CF
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F