#2A9D8F · near Cadet

#2A9D8F (RGB 42, 157, 143) is a medium, moderately saturated teal, closest to Cadet and near Jade and Teal. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #2A9D8F a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 11 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 63% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 183°.

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HEX#2A9D8F

RGBrgb(42, 157, 143)

HSLhsl(173, 58%, 39%)

CMYK73, 0, 9, 38

CSS var--cadet

Contrast3.32:1 white · 6.32:1 black

Similar named colors

Cadet #5F9EA0Jade #00A86BTeal #008080Basil #579A4APewter #8E9A9B

How to use #2A9D8F

Black text passes WCAG AA on #2A9D8F (6.32:1); white text does not (3.32:1).

For a calm scheme pair #2A9D8F with its analogous neighbors #2A9D56 and #2A719D; for contrast use its complement #9D2A37 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--cadet: #2A9D8F;

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Shades & tints

#081F1D#113F39#195E56#227E72#2A9D8F#55B1A5#7FC4BC#AAD8D2#D4EBE9

Color harmonies for #2A9D8F

Complementary

#2A9D8F#9D2A37

Analogous

#2A9D8F#2A9D56#2A719D

Triadic

#2A9D8F#902A9D#9D902A

Split complementary

#2A9D8F#9D2A71#9D562A

Tetradic

#2A9D8F#562A9D#9D2A37#719D2A