#2A9FB5#2A9FB5
#2A9FB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.104 H 213.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9FB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 159, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 12.2%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.45, -23.97, -20.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.45, 31.54, 220.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.96% -0.0863 -0.0572) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.96% 0.104 213.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6899, 28.6221, 48.0886) |
| Luminance | 0.2863 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.70
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.66
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.94
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.42
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 10.75
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9FB5 #B5402A
analogous
#2AB585 #2A9FB5 #2A59B5
triadic
#2A9FB5 #B52A9F #9FB52A
tetradic
#2A9FB5 #852AB5 #B5402A #59B52A
square
#2A9FB5 #852AB5 #B5402A #59B52A
split-complementary
#2A9FB5 #B52A59 #B5852A
monochromatic
#134852 #1E7383 #2A9FB5 #48BED4 #79D0E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#2A9FB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#2A9FB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9FB5
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9FB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9FB5 | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.73 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F9AB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C8CB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9fb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 159, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.104 213.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abbcb',
500: '#2a9fb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9fb5; $custom-light: #7abbcb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9fb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 159,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.496,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64955,
"c": 0.10353,
"h": 213.5
},
"luminance": 0.28625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9FB5
secondary
#C88073
accent
#5C42E5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182