#2AA0AC#2AA0AC

#2AA0AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.101 H 205.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2AA0AC
RGB	rgb(42, 160, 172)
HSL	hsl(186, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(186, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.6%, 7%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.44, -27.34, -15.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.44, 31.40, 209.46°)
OKLab	oklab(64.84% -0.0911 -0.0429)
OKLCH	oklch(64.84% 0.101 205.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.9688, 28.6099, 43.4388)
Luminance	0.2861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2AA0AC #AC362A

analogous

#2AAC77 #2AA0AC #2A5FAC

triadic

#2AA0AC #AC2AA0 #A0AC2A

tetradic

#2AA0AC #772AAC #AC362A #5FAC2A

square

#2AA0AC #772AAC #AC362A #5FAC2A

split-complementary

#2AA0AC #AC2A5F #AC772A

monochromatic

#12444A #1E727B #2AA0AC #42C4D1 #73D3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#2AA0AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.72

#2AA0AC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2AA0AC

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2AA0AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2AA0AC	1.00	3.12	6.72	6.72
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9299AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#808CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2aa0ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 160, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.101 205.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79bcc4',
    500: '#2aa0ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2aa0ac;
$custom-light: #79bcc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2aa0ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.538,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64841,
    "c": 0.10069,
    "h": 205.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.28612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2AA0AC

secondary

#C4756D

accent

#5344E4

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0B1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #2AA0AC

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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