#2AA18E#2AA18E
#2AA18E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.106 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA18E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 161, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 0%, 11.8%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.83, -36.66, 0.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.83, 36.67, 179.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.04% -0.1058 0.001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.04% 0.106 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5798, 27.9328, 29.9983) |
| Luminance | 0.2793 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.00
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.14
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.15
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.62
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.81
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA18E #A12A3D
analogous
#2AA152 #2AA18E #2A79A1
triadic
#2AA18E #8E2AA1 #A18E2A
tetradic
#2AA18E #522AA1 #A12A3D #79A12A
square
#2AA18E #522AA1 #A12A3D #79A12A
split-complementary
#2AA18E #A12A79 #A1522A
monochromatic
#114038 #1D7063 #2AA18E #3CCCB5 #6DD9C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#2AA18E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.59
#2AA18E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA18E
6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA18E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA18E | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.59 | 6.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A978D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8B90
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa18e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 161, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.106 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bdaf',
500: '#2aa18e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa18e; $custom-light: #76bdaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa18e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 161,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.42,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64042,
"c": 0.10578,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.27935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA18E
secondary
#C06775
accent
#465FE2
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF7F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F