#2D9CAA#2D9CAA
#2D9CAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.098 H 207.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2D9CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(45, 156, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.5%, 8.2%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.19, -25.60, -16.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.19, 30.29, 212.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.83% -0.0867 -0.045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.83% 0.098 207.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2232, 27.2347, 42.2134) |
| Luminance | 0.2724 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.40
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.67
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.32
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.71
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2D9CAA #AA3B2D
analogous
#2DAA7A #2D9CAA #2D5EAA
triadic
#2D9CAA #AA2D9C #9CAA2D
tetradic
#2D9CAA #7A2DAA #AA3B2D #5EAA2D
square
#2D9CAA #7A2DAA #AA3B2D #5EAA2D
split-complementary
#2D9CAA #AA2D5E #AA7A2D
monochromatic
#134349 #20707A #2D9CAA #46BFCE #77D0DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#2D9CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#2D9CAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2D9CAA
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2D9CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2D9CAA | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E96AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D89AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2d9caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 156, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.098 207.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b9c3',
500: '#2d9caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2d9caa; $custom-light: #79b9c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2d9caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 45,
"g": 156,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.72,
"s": 58.14,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63829,
"c": 0.09771,
"h": 207.4
},
"luminance": 0.27237
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2D9CAA
secondary
#C37970
accent
#5846E1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081