#2A9E8E#2A9E8E
#2A9E8E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.103 H 181.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9E8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 158, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 0%, 10.1%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.88, -35.29, -0.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.88, 35.30, 181.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.27% -0.1027 -0.0027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.27% 0.103 181.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0618, 26.8968, 29.8256) |
| Luminance | 0.2690 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.80
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.93
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.05
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.49
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.67
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9E8E #9E2A3A
analogous
#2A9E54 #2A9E8E #2A749E
triadic
#2A9E8E #8E2A9E #9E8E2A
tetradic
#2A9E8E #542A9E #9E2A3A #749E2A
square
#2A9E8E #542A9E #9E2A3A #749E2A
split-complementary
#2A9E8E #9E2A74 #9E542A
monochromatic
#103D37 #1D6E63 #2A9E8E #3ACBB7 #6BD8C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#2A9E8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.38
#2A9E8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9E8E
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9E8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9E8E | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.38 | 6.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97948D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87898F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A199
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9e8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 158, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.103 181.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bbaf',
500: '#2a9e8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9e8e; $custom-light: #76bbaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9e8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 158,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.724,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63267,
"c": 0.10272,
"h": 181.5
},
"luminance": 0.26899
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9E8E
secondary
#BE6672
accent
#475CE1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F