#2D9CAF#2D9CAF
#2D9CAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.099 H 211.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2D9CAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(45, 156, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 74%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 10.9%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.37, -24.01, -18.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.37, 30.47, 217.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.03% -0.0846 -0.0522) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.03% 0.099 211.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7052, 27.4275, 44.7519) |
| Luminance | 0.2743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.39
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.93
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.14
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.89
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 10.14
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2D9CAF #AF402D
analogous
#2DAF81 #2D9CAF #2D5BAF
triadic
#2D9CAF #AF2D9C #9CAF2D
tetradic
#2D9CAF #812DAF #AF402D #5BAF2D
square
#2D9CAF #812DAF #AF402D #5BAF2D
split-complementary
#2D9CAF #AF2D5B #AF812D
monochromatic
#14454E #20717E #2D9CAF #49BCD0 #7ACEDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#2D9CAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#2D9CAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2D9CAF
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2D9CAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2D9CAF | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.49 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D96B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B89AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2d9caf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 156, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.099 211.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ab9c6',
500: '#2d9caf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2d9caf; $custom-light: #7ab9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2d9caf",
"rgb": {
"r": 45,
"g": 156,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.769,
"s": 59.091,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64031,
"c": 0.09943,
"h": 211.7
},
"luminance": 0.2743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2D9CAF
secondary
#C57F73
accent
#5C46E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082