#2A9E97#2A9E97
#2A9E97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.100 H 188.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9E97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 158, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 0%, 4.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.14, -32.73, -5.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.14, 33.19, 189.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.57% -0.0984 -0.0155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.57% 0.1 188.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7650, 27.1781, 33.5291) |
| Luminance | 0.2718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.03
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.87
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.82
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.91
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.96
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9E97 #9E2A31
analogous
#2A9E5D #2A9E97 #2A6B9E
triadic
#2A9E97 #972A9E #9E972A
tetradic
#2A9E97 #5D2A9E #9E2A31 #6B9E2A
square
#2A9E97 #5D2A9E #9E2A31 #6B9E2A
split-complementary
#2A9E97 #9E2A6B #9E5D2A
monochromatic
#103D3B #1D6E69 #2A9E97 #3ACBC2 #6BD8D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#2A9E97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.44
#2A9E97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9E97
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9E97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9E97 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.44 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959597
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848998
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9e97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 158, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.100 188.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bbb5',
500: '#2a9e97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9e97; $custom-light: #77bbb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9e97",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 158,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.379,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63566,
"c": 0.09966,
"h": 188.9
},
"luminance": 0.2718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9E97
secondary
#BE666B
accent
#4750E1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180