#2AA0A5#2AA0A5
#2AA0A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.100 H 199.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA0A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 160, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 3%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.20, -29.51, -11.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.20, 31.80, 201.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.57% -0.0941 -0.0329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.57% 0.1 199.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3141, 28.3480, 39.9911) |
| Luminance | 0.2835 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.20
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.28
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.24
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.57
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA0A5 #A52F2A
analogous
#2AA56C #2AA0A5 #2A62A5
triadic
#2AA0A5 #A52AA0 #A0A52A
tetradic
#2AA0A5 #6C2AA5 #A52F2A #62A52A
square
#2AA0A5 #6C2AA5 #A52F2A #62A52A
split-complementary
#2AA0A5 #A52A62 #A56C2A
monochromatic
#114143 #1E7174 #2AA0A5 #3EC8CE #6FD6DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#2AA0A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.67
#2AA0A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA0A5
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA0A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA0A5 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.67 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9499A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838CA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa0a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 160, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.100 199.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bcbf',
500: '#2aa0a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa0a5; $custom-light: #78bcbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa0a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 160,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.439,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64574,
"c": 0.09972,
"h": 199.3
},
"luminance": 0.2835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA0A5
secondary
#C16D69
accent
#4C45E3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181