#2A9EAF#2A9EAF
#2A9EAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.101 H 209.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9EAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 158, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 9.7%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.92, -25.39, -17.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.92, 31.07, 215.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.46% -0.0878 -0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.46% 0.101 209.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9162, 28.0386, 44.8587) |
| Luminance | 0.2804 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.68
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.47
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.89
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.46
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.86
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9EAF #AF3B2A
analogous
#2AAF7D #2A9EAF #2A5CAF
triadic
#2A9EAF #AF2A9E #9EAF2A
tetradic
#2A9EAF #7D2AAF #AF3B2A #5CAF2A
square
#2A9EAF #7D2AAF #AF3B2A #5CAF2A
split-complementary
#2A9EAF #AF2A5C #AF7D2A
monochromatic
#12454C #1E717E #2A9EAF #44C0D2 #75D1DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#2A9EAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.61
#2A9EAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9EAF
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9EAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9EAF | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.61 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F98B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8BAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9eaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 158, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.101 209.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bbc6',
500: '#2a9eaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9eaf; $custom-light: #79bbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9eaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 158,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.669,
"s": 61.29,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64462,
"c": 0.10099,
"h": 209.6
},
"luminance": 0.28041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9EAF
secondary
#C67A6F
accent
#5843E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182