#2A9DAF#2A9DAF
#2A9DAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.101 H 210.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9DAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 157, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 10.3%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.62, -24.88, -18.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.62, 30.94, 216.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.21% -0.0868 -0.0512) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.21% 0.101 210.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7463, 27.6988, 44.8021) |
| Luminance | 0.2770 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.01
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.72
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.49
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.80
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.96
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 10.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9DAF #AF3C2A
analogous
#2AAF7E #2A9DAF #2A5BAF
triadic
#2A9DAF #AF2A9D #9DAF2A
tetradic
#2A9DAF #7E2AAF #AF3C2A #5BAF2A
square
#2A9DAF #7E2AAF #AF3C2A #5BAF2A
split-complementary
#2A9DAF #AF2A5B #AF7E2A
monochromatic
#12444C #1E717E #2A9DAF #44BFD2 #75D0DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#2A9DAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.54
#2A9DAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9DAF
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9DAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9DAF | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.54 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E97B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C8AAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9daf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 157, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.101 210.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bac6',
500: '#2a9daf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9daf; $custom-light: #79bac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9daf",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 157,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.12,
"s": 61.29,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64213,
"c": 0.10078,
"h": 210.5
},
"luminance": 0.27701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9DAF
secondary
#C67B6F
accent
#5943E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082