#2AA0A3#2AA0A3
#2AA0A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.100 H 197.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA0A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 160, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.2%, 1.8%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.14, -30.12, -10.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.14, 32.00, 199.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.5% -0.095 -0.03) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.5% 0.1 197.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1335, 28.2758, 39.0399) |
| Luminance | 0.2828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.61
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.31
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.72
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.79
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.47
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA0A3 #A32D2A
analogous
#2AA36A #2AA0A3 #2A63A3
triadic
#2AA0A3 #A32AA0 #A0A32A
tetradic
#2AA0A3 #6A2AA3 #A32D2A #63A32A
square
#2AA0A3 #6A2AA3 #A32D2A #63A32A
split-complementary
#2AA0A3 #A32A63 #A36A2A
monochromatic
#114042 #1D7072 #2AA0A3 #3DC9CD #6ED7DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#2AA0A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.66
#2AA0A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA0A3
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA0A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA0A3 | 1.00 | 3.16 | 6.66 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9598A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838CA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa0a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 160, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.100 197.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bcbe',
500: '#2aa0a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa0a3; $custom-light: #78bcbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa0a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 160,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.488,
"s": 59.024,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.645,
"c": 0.09966,
"h": 197.5
},
"luminance": 0.28278
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA0A3
secondary
#C06B68
accent
#4946E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181