#2A9F97#2A9F97
#2A9F97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.100 H 188.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9F97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 159, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 74%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.6%, 0%, 5%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.45, -33.20, -5.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.45, 33.58, 188.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.82% -0.0995 -0.0142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.82% 0.1 188.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9363, 27.5206, 33.5862) |
| Luminance | 0.2752 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.31
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.70
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.88
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.66
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.06
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9F97 #9F2A32
analogous
#2A9F5C #2A9F97 #2A6D9F
triadic
#2A9F97 #972A9F #9F972A
tetradic
#2A9F97 #5C2A9F #9F2A32 #6D9F2A
square
#2A9F97 #5C2A9F #9F2A32 #6D9F2A
split-complementary
#2A9F97 #9F2A6D #9F5C2A
monochromatic
#103E3B #1D6F69 #2A9F97 #3BCBC1 #6BD8D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#2A9F97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#2A9F97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9F97
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9F97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9F97 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969697
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858A98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9f97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 159, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.100 188.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bcb5',
500: '#2a9f97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9f97; $custom-light: #77bcb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9f97",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 159,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.897,
"s": 58.209,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63821,
"c": 0.10049,
"h": 188.1
},
"luminance": 0.27523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9F97
secondary
#BF666C
accent
#4651E1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180