#2A9EB4#2A9EB4
#2A9EB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.103 H 213.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9EB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 158, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.7%, 12.2%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.10, -23.78, -20.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.10, 31.37, 220.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.67% -0.0857 -0.0571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.67% 0.103 213.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4164, 28.2386, 47.4930) |
| Luminance | 0.2824 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.00
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.63
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.67
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.44
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 10.46
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 11.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9EB4 #B4402A
analogous
#2AB485 #2A9EB4 #2A59B4
triadic
#2A9EB4 #B42A9E #9EB42A
tetradic
#2A9EB4 #852AB4 #B4402A #59B42A
square
#2A9EB4 #852AB4 #B4402A #59B42A
split-complementary
#2A9EB4 #B42A59 #B4852A
monochromatic
#134751 #1E7282 #2A9EB4 #47BED4 #79CFE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#2A9EB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.65
#2A9EB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9EB4
6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9EB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9EB4 | 1.00 | 3.16 | 6.65 | 6.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E99B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B8BB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9eb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 158, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.103 213.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abbca',
500: '#2a9eb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9eb4; $custom-light: #7abbca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9eb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 158,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.565,
"s": 62.162,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64667,
"c": 0.10299,
"h": 213.7
},
"luminance": 0.28241
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9EB4
secondary
#C88072
accent
#5C43E5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082