#2A9E85#2A9E85
#2A9E85 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.107 H 174.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9E85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 158, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 0%, 15.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.64, -37.73, 3.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.64, 37.94, 174.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.99% -0.107 0.0099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.99% 0.107 174.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4132, 26.6374, 26.4095) |
| Luminance | 0.2664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.45
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.07
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.57
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.99
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.28
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9E85 #9E2A43
analogous
#2A9E4B #2A9E85 #2A7D9E
triadic
#2A9E85 #852A9E #9E852A
tetradic
#2A9E85 #4B2A9E #9E2A43 #7D9E2A
square
#2A9E85 #4B2A9E #9E2A43 #7D9E2A
split-complementary
#2A9E85 #9E2A7D #9E4B2A
monochromatic
#103D34 #1D6E5C #2A9E85 #3ACBAC #6BD8C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#2A9E85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#2A9E85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9E85
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9E85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9E85 | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989484
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898887
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9e85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 158, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.107 174.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75bba8',
500: '#2a9e85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9e85; $custom-light: #75bba8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9e85",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 158,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.069,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6299,
"c": 0.10746,
"h": 174.7
},
"luminance": 0.26639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9E85
secondary
#BE6679
accent
#4768E1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A120F
muted
#7C817F