#2A9F91#2A9F91
#2A9F91 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.102 H 183.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9F91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 159, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 74%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.6%, 0%, 8.8%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.28, -34.92, -1.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.28, 34.97, 183.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.62% -0.1023 -0.0057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.62% 0.102 183.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4613, 27.3307, 31.0849) |
| Luminance | 0.2733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.74
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.47
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.28
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.51
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.86
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9F91 #9F2A38
analogous
#2A9F57 #2A9F91 #2A729F
triadic
#2A9F91 #912A9F #9F912A
tetradic
#2A9F91 #572A9F #9F2A38 #729F2A
square
#2A9F91 #572A9F #9F2A38 #729F2A
split-complementary
#2A9F91 #9F2A72 #9F572A
monochromatic
#103E39 #1D6F65 #2A9F91 #3BCBBA #6BD8CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#2A9F91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#2A9F91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9F91
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9F91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9F91 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979691
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878A92
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9f91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 159, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.102 183.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bcb1',
500: '#2a9f91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9f91; $custom-light: #76bcb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9f91",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 159,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.821,
"s": 58.209,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63622,
"c": 0.10245,
"h": 183.2
},
"luminance": 0.27333
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9F91
secondary
#BF6671
accent
#4659E1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F5
border
#C9D0CF
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F