#2A9DA0#2A9DA0
#2A9DA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.098 H 197.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9DA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 157, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 1.9%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.11, -29.57, -10.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.11, 31.43, 199.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.63% -0.0933 -0.0296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.63% 0.098 197.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3541, 27.1419, 37.4698) |
| Luminance | 0.2714 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.23
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.32
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.60
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.60
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.13
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9DA0 #A02D2A
analogous
#2AA068 #2A9DA0 #2A62A0
triadic
#2A9DA0 #A02A9D #9DA02A
tetradic
#2A9DA0 #682AA0 #A02D2A #62A02A
square
#2A9DA0 #682AA0 #A02D2A #62A02A
split-complementary
#2A9DA0 #A02A62 #A0682A
monochromatic
#113E3F #1D6D70 #2A9DA0 #3CC8CC #6CD6D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#2A9DA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.43
#2A9DA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9DA0
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9DA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9DA0 | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.43 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9295A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8189A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9da0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 157, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.098 197.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77babc',
500: '#2a9da0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9da0; $custom-light: #77babc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9da0",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 157,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.525,
"s": 58.416,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63631,
"c": 0.09791,
"h": 197.6
},
"luminance": 0.27144
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9DA0
secondary
#BF6967
accent
#4A46E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081