#2D9FAD#2D9FAD
#2D9FAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.099 H 207.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2D9FAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(45, 159, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.22, -26.17, -16.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.22, 30.85, 211.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.7% -0.0885 -0.0454) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.7% 0.099 207.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0199, 28.3688, 43.8950) |
| Luminance | 0.2837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.49
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.77
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.45
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.54
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.34
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2D9FAD #AD3B2D
analogous
#2DAD7B #2D9FAD #2D5FAD
triadic
#2D9FAD #AD2D9F #9FAD2D
tetradic
#2D9FAD #7B2DAD #AD3B2D #5FAD2D
square
#2D9FAD #7B2DAD #AD3B2D #5FAD2D
split-complementary
#2D9FAD #AD2D5F #AD7B2D
monochromatic
#14464C #20727C #2D9FAD #48C1CF #78D1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#2D9FAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.67
#2D9FAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2D9FAD
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2D9FAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2D9FAD | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.67 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9199AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8CAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2d9fad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 159, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.099 207.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abbc5',
500: '#2d9fad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2d9fad; $custom-light: #7abbc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2d9fad",
"rgb": {
"r": 45,
"g": 159,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.563,
"s": 58.716,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64695,
"c": 0.09944,
"h": 207.2
},
"luminance": 0.28371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2D9FAD
secondary
#C47B72
accent
#5746E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181