#2A9E91#2A9E91
#2A9E91 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.101 H 183.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9E91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 158, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 0%, 8.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.96, -34.45, -2.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.96, 34.53, 183.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.36% -0.1013 -0.0069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.36% 0.101 183.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2901, 26.9881, 31.0279) |
| Luminance | 0.2699 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.05
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.00
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.55
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.66
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9E91 #9E2A37
analogous
#2A9E57 #2A9E91 #2A719E
triadic
#2A9E91 #912A9E #9E912A
tetradic
#2A9E91 #572A9E #9E2A37 #719E2A
square
#2A9E91 #572A9E #9E2A37 #719E2A
split-complementary
#2A9E91 #9E2A71 #9E572A
monochromatic
#103D38 #1D6E65 #2A9E91 #3ACBBB #6BD8CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#2A9E91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#2A9E91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9E91
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9E91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9E91 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969591
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868992
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9e91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 158, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.101 183.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bbb1',
500: '#2a9e91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9e91; $custom-light: #76bbb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9e91",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 158,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.276,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63364,
"c": 0.10149,
"h": 183.9
},
"luminance": 0.2699
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9E91
secondary
#BE6670
accent
#4758E1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F5
border
#C9D0CF
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F