#2D9CAB#2D9CAB
#2D9CAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.098 H 208.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2D9CAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(45, 156, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.7%, 8.8%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.23, -25.29, -16.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.23, 30.31, 213.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.87% -0.0863 -0.0465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.87% 0.098 208.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3181, 27.2727, 42.7135) |
| Luminance | 0.2727 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.02
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.35
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.53
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.70
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.99
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2D9CAB #AB3C2D
analogous
#2DAB7B #2D9CAB #2D5DAB
triadic
#2D9CAB #AB2D9C #9CAB2D
tetradic
#2D9CAB #7B2DAB #AB3C2D #5DAB2D
square
#2D9CAB #7B2DAB #AB3C2D #5DAB2D
split-complementary
#2D9CAB #AB2D5D #AB7B2D
monochromatic
#14444A #20707B #2D9CAB #47BECE #77CFDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#2D9CAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#2D9CAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2D9CAB
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2D9CAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2D9CAB | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 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)
#8E96AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C89AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2d9cab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 156, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.098 208.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b9c4',
500: '#2d9cab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2d9cab; $custom-light: #79b9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2d9cab",
"rgb": {
"r": 45,
"g": 156,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.143,
"s": 58.333,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63869,
"c": 0.09801,
"h": 208.3
},
"luminance": 0.27275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2D9CAB
secondary
#C37A71
accent
#5946E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081