#2AA0A4#2AA0A4
#2AA0A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.100 H 198.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA0A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 160, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.17, -29.82, -11.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.17, 31.90, 200.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.54% -0.0946 -0.0315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.54% 0.1 198.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2235, 28.3117, 39.5136) |
| Luminance | 0.2831 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.94
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.24
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.97
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.18
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.18
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA0A4 #A42E2A
analogous
#2AA46B #2AA0A4 #2A63A4
triadic
#2AA0A4 #A42AA0 #A0A42A
tetradic
#2AA0A4 #6B2AA4 #A42E2A #63A42A
square
#2AA0A4 #6B2AA4 #A42E2A #63A42A
split-complementary
#2AA0A4 #A42A63 #A46B2A
monochromatic
#114143 #1E7073 #2AA0A4 #3EC9CD #6ED6DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#2AA0A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.66
#2AA0A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA0A4
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA0A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA0A4 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.66 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 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)
#9498A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838CA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa0a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 160, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.100 198.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bcbf',
500: '#2aa0a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa0a4; $custom-light: #78bcbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa0a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 160,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.967,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64537,
"c": 0.09968,
"h": 198.4
},
"luminance": 0.28314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA0A4
secondary
#C16C69
accent
#4B45E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181