#2A9DB0#2A9DB0

#2A9DB0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.101 H 211.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A9DB0
RGB	rgb(42, 157, 176)
HSL	hsl(189, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(189, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 10.8%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.65, -24.56, -18.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.65, 30.99, 217.57°)
OKLab	oklab(64.25% -0.0864 -0.0526)
OKLCH	oklch(64.25% 0.101 211.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.8449, 27.7382, 45.3213)
Luminance	0.2774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A9DB0 #B03D2A

analogous

#2AB080 #2A9DB0 #2A5AB0

triadic

#2A9DB0 #B02A9D #9DB02A

tetradic

#2A9DB0 #802AB0 #B03D2A #5AB02A

square

#2A9DB0 #802AB0 #B03D2A #5AB02A

split-complementary

#2A9DB0 #B02A5A #B0802A

monochromatic

#12454D #1E717F #2A9DB0 #45BED3 #76D0DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.21

#2A9DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.55

#2A9DB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A9DB0

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A9DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A9DB0	1.00	3.21	6.55	6.55
#FFFFFF	3.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E97B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a9db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 157, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.101 211.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79bac7',
    500: '#2a9db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a9db0;
$custom-light: #79bac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a9db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.507,
    "s": 61.468,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64254,
    "c": 0.10117,
    "h": 211.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.27741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A9DB0

secondary

#C67C70

accent

#5A43E5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0B1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A9DB0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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