#2AA09E#2AA09E
#2AA09E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.100 H 193.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 160, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 0%, 1.2%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.98, -31.62, -8.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.98, 32.67, 194.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.32% -0.0973 -0.0229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.32% 0.1 193.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6944, 28.1001, 36.7270) |
| Luminance | 0.2810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.18
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.71
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.98
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.59
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA09E #A02A2C
analogous
#2AA063 #2AA09E #2A67A0
triadic
#2AA09E #9E2AA0 #A09E2A
tetradic
#2AA09E #632AA0 #A02A2C #67A02A
square
#2AA09E #632AA0 #A02A2C #67A02A
split-complementary
#2AA09E #A02A67 #A0632A
monochromatic
#113F3E #1D706E #2AA09E #3CCCC9 #6CD8D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#2AA09E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.62
#2AA09E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA09E
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA09E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA09E | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.62 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96989E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858B9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A59F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa09e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 160, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.100 193.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bcba',
500: '#2aa09e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa09e; $custom-light: #78bcba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa09e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 160,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.983,
"s": 58.416,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64319,
"c": 0.09994,
"h": 193.2
},
"luminance": 0.28102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA09E
secondary
#BF6768
accent
#4649E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180