#2AA09D#2AA09D
#2AA09D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.100 H 192.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA09D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 160, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 0%, 1.9%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.95, -31.92, -7.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.95, 32.84, 193.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.28% -0.0977 -0.0215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.28% 0.1 192.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6086, 28.0658, 36.2755) |
| Luminance | 0.2807 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.96
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.53
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.17
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.30
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA09D #A02A2D
analogous
#2AA062 #2AA09D #2A68A0
triadic
#2AA09D #9D2AA0 #A09D2A
tetradic
#2AA09D #622AA0 #A02A2D #68A02A
square
#2AA09D #622AA0 #A02A2D #68A02A
split-complementary
#2AA09D #A02A68 #A0622A
monochromatic
#113F3E #1D706D #2AA09D #3CCCC8 #6CD8D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#2AA09D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.61
#2AA09D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA09D
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA09D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA09D | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.61 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96989D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858B9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A59F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa09d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 160, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.100 192.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bcb9',
500: '#2aa09d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa09d; $custom-light: #78bcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa09d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 160,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.475,
"s": 58.416,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64284,
"c": 0.10007,
"h": 192.4
},
"luminance": 0.28068
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA09D
secondary
#BF6769
accent
#464AE2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180