#2A9EB5#2A9EB5
#2A9EB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.103 H 214.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9EB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 158, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 12.7%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.14, -23.45, -20.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.14, 31.46, 221.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.71% -0.0853 -0.0585) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.71% 0.103 214.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5186, 28.2795, 48.0315) |
| Luminance | 0.2828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.13
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.64
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.94
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.28
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 10.33
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 11.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9EB5 #B5412A
analogous
#2AB586 #2A9EB5 #2A58B5
triadic
#2A9EB5 #B52A9E #9EB52A
tetradic
#2A9EB5 #862AB5 #B5412A #58B52A
square
#2A9EB5 #862AB5 #B5412A #58B52A
split-complementary
#2A9EB5 #B52A58 #B5862A
monochromatic
#134752 #1E7383 #2A9EB5 #48BDD4 #79CFE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#2A9EB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.66
#2A9EB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9EB5
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9EB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9EB5 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.66 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E99B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B8BB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9eb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 158, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.103 214.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abbcb',
500: '#2a9eb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9eb5; $custom-light: #7abbcb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9eb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 158,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.928,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64709,
"c": 0.10345,
"h": 214.4
},
"luminance": 0.28282
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9EB5
secondary
#C88173
accent
#5D42E5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082