#2A9E94#2A9E94
#2A9E94 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.100 H 186.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9E94 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 158, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 0%, 6.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.05, -33.60, -3.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.05, 33.83, 186.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.46% -0.0998 -0.0112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.46% 0.1 186.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5245, 27.0819, 32.2623) |
| Luminance | 0.2708 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.96
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.35
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.27
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.69
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.80
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9E94 #9E2A34
analogous
#2A9E5A #2A9E94 #2A6E9E
triadic
#2A9E94 #942A9E #9E942A
tetradic
#2A9E94 #5A2A9E #9E2A34 #6E9E2A
square
#2A9E94 #5A2A9E #9E2A34 #6E9E2A
split-complementary
#2A9E94 #9E2A6E #9E5A2A
monochromatic
#103D39 #1D6E67 #2A9E94 #3ACBBE #6BD8CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#2A9E94 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#2A9E94 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9E94
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9E94 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9E94 | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.42 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959594
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858995
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9e94; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 158, 148); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.100 186.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bbb3',
500: '#2a9e94',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9e94; $custom-light: #76bbb3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9e94",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 158,
"b": 148
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.828,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63464,
"c": 0.10047,
"h": 186.4
},
"luminance": 0.27084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9E94
secondary
#BE666D
accent
#4754E1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180