#2A9F98#2A9F98
#2A9F98 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.100 H 189.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9F98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 159, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 74%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.6%, 0%, 4.4%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.48, -32.91, -5.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.48, 33.38, 189.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.86% -0.099 -0.0156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.86% 0.1 189) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0178, 27.5532, 34.0157) |
| Luminance | 0.2756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.28
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.01
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.08
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.64
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.16
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9F98 #9F2A31
analogous
#2A9F5E #2A9F98 #2A6C9F
triadic
#2A9F98 #982A9F #9F982A
tetradic
#2A9F98 #5E2A9F #9F2A31 #6C9F2A
square
#2A9F98 #5E2A9F #9F2A31 #6C9F2A
split-complementary
#2A9F98 #9F2A6C #9F5E2A
monochromatic
#103E3B #1D6F6A #2A9F98 #3BCBC3 #6BD8D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#2A9F98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#2A9F98 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9F98
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9F98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9F98 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969698
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858A99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9f98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 159, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.100 189.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bcb6',
500: '#2a9f98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9f98; $custom-light: #77bcb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9f98",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 159,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.41,
"s": 58.209,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63855,
"c": 0.10023,
"h": 189
},
"luminance": 0.27556
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9F98
secondary
#BF666B
accent
#4650E1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180