#2A9E90#2A9E90
#2A9E90 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.102 H 183.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9E90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 158, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 0%, 8.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.93, -34.73, -1.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.93, 34.78, 183.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.33% -0.1017 -0.0055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.33% 0.102 183.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2133, 26.9574, 30.6235) |
| Luminance | 0.2696 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.52
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.33
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.98
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.51
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.69
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9E90 #9E2A38
analogous
#2A9E56 #2A9E90 #2A729E
triadic
#2A9E90 #902A9E #9E902A
tetradic
#2A9E90 #562A9E #9E2A38 #729E2A
square
#2A9E90 #562A9E #9E2A38 #729E2A
split-complementary
#2A9E90 #9E2A72 #9E562A
monochromatic
#103D38 #1D6E64 #2A9E90 #3ACBB9 #6BD8CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#2A9E90 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.39
#2A9E90 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9E90
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9E90 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9E90 | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.39 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969590
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868991
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9e90; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 158, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.102 183.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bbb0',
500: '#2a9e90',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9e90; $custom-light: #76bbb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9e90",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 158,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.759,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63332,
"c": 0.10188,
"h": 183.1
},
"luminance": 0.2696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9E90
secondary
#BE6670
accent
#4759E1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F