#2D9AAD#2D9AAD
#2D9AAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.098 H 211.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2D9AAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(45, 154, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 11%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.68, -23.63, -18.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.68, 30.11, 218.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.45% -0.0834 -0.052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.45% 0.098 211.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1774, 26.6838, 43.6141) |
| Luminance | 0.2669 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.52
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.03
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.05
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.73
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.75
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2D9AAD #AD402D
analogous
#2DAD80 #2D9AAD #2D5AAD
triadic
#2D9AAD #AD2D9A #9AAD2D
tetradic
#2D9AAD #802DAD #AD402D #5AAD2D
square
#2D9AAD #802DAD #AD402D #5AAD2D
split-complementary
#2D9AAD #AD2D5A #AD802D
monochromatic
#14444C #206F7C #2D9AAD #48BBCF #78CDDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#2D9AAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.34
#2D9AAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2D9AAD
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2D9AAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2D9AAD | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.34 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B95AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7988AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A2A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2d9aad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 154, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.098 211.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ab8c5',
500: '#2d9aad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2d9aad; $custom-light: #7ab8c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2d9aad",
"rgb": {
"r": 45,
"g": 154,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.906,
"s": 58.716,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63453,
"c": 0.0983,
"h": 211.9
},
"luminance": 0.26686
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2D9AAD
secondary
#C47E72
accent
#5D46E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081