#2A9E95#2A9E95
#2A9E95 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.100 H 187.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9E95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 158, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 0%, 5.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.08, -33.31, -4.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.08, 33.61, 187.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.5% -0.0994 -0.0126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.1 187.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6040, 27.1137, 32.6809) |
| Luminance | 0.2712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.18
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.23
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.43
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.74
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.93
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9E95 #9E2A33
analogous
#2A9E5B #2A9E95 #2A6D9E
triadic
#2A9E95 #952A9E #9E952A
tetradic
#2A9E95 #5B2A9E #9E2A33 #6D9E2A
square
#2A9E95 #5B2A9E #9E2A33 #6D9E2A
split-complementary
#2A9E95 #9E2A6D #9E5B2A
monochromatic
#103D3A #1D6E67 #2A9E95 #3ACBC0 #6BD8CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#2A9E95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#2A9E95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9E95
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9E95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9E95 | 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)
#959595
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858996
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9e95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 158, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.100 187.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bbb4',
500: '#2a9e95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9e95; $custom-light: #76bbb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9e95",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 158,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.345,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63497,
"c": 0.10018,
"h": 187.2
},
"luminance": 0.27116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9E95
secondary
#BE666C
accent
#4753E1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180