#2A9D83#2A9D83
#2A9D83 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.108 H 173.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9D83 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 157, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 16.6%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.27, -37.82, 4.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.27, 38.09, 173.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.67% -0.1069 0.0115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.67% 0.108 173.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1065, 26.2429, 25.6321) |
| Luminance | 0.2625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 4.64
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.75
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.64
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.10
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.48
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9D83 #9D2A44
analogous
#2A9D4A #2A9D83 #2A7E9D
triadic
#2A9D83 #832A9D #9D832A
tetradic
#2A9D83 #4A2A9D #9D2A44 #7E9D2A
square
#2A9D83 #4A2A9D #9D2A44 #7E9D2A
split-complementary
#2A9D83 #9D2A7E #9D4A2A
monochromatic
#103C32 #1D6D5B #2A9D83 #3ACAAA #6AD7BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#2A9D83 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#2A9D83 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9D83
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9D83 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9D83 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989382
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888785
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9d83; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 157, 131); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.108 173.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75baa7',
500: '#2a9d83',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9d83; $custom-light: #75baa7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9d83",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 157,
"b": 131
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.435,
"s": 57.789,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6267,
"c": 0.10754,
"h": 173.9
},
"luminance": 0.26245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9D83
secondary
#BE6579
accent
#476AE1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A120F
muted
#7C817F