#2A9F85#2A9F85
#2A9F85 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.109 H 174.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9F85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 159, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 74%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.6%, 0%, 16.4%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.96, -38.18, 4.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.96, 38.43, 173.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.25% -0.108 0.0111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.25% 0.109 174.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5845, 26.9799, 26.4666) |
| Luminance | 0.2698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.80
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 4.93
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.98
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.13
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.21
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9F85 #9F2A44
analogous
#2A9F4B #2A9F85 #2A7F9F
triadic
#2A9F85 #852A9F #9F852A
tetradic
#2A9F85 #4B2A9F #9F2A44 #7F9F2A
square
#2A9F85 #4B2A9F #9F2A44 #7F9F2A
split-complementary
#2A9F85 #9F2A7F #9F4B2A
monochromatic
#103E34 #1D6F5D #2A9F85 #3BCBAB #6BD8C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#2A9F85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#2A9F85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9F85
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9F85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9F85 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999584
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8987
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A197
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9f85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 159, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.109 174.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bca8',
500: '#2a9f85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9f85; $custom-light: #76bca8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9f85",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 159,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.667,
"s": 58.209,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63251,
"c": 0.10861,
"h": 174.1
},
"luminance": 0.26982
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9F85
secondary
#BF667A
accent
#4669E1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A120F
muted
#7C817F