#2AA18C#2AA18C
#2AA18C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.107 H 178.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA18C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 161, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 0%, 13%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.77, -37.21, 1.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.77, 37.24, 177.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.98% -0.1067 0.0038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.98% 0.107 178) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4310, 27.8732, 29.2146) |
| Luminance | 0.2787 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.50
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.42
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.72
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.77
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.85
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA18C #A12A3F
analogous
#2AA151 #2AA18C #2A7AA1
triadic
#2AA18C #8C2AA1 #A18C2A
tetradic
#2AA18C #512AA1 #A12A3F #7AA12A
square
#2AA18C #512AA1 #A12A3F #7AA12A
split-complementary
#2AA18C #A12A7A #A1512A
monochromatic
#114038 #1D7062 #2AA18C #3CCCB3 #6DD9C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#2AA18C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.57
#2AA18C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA18C
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA18C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA18C | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.57 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A978B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8B8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa18c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 161, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.107 178.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bdad',
500: '#2aa18c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa18c; $custom-light: #76bdad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa18c",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 161,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.412,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6398,
"c": 0.1068,
"h": 178
},
"luminance": 0.27875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA18C
secondary
#C06777
accent
#4661E2
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF7F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F