#2AA197#2AA197
#2AA197 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.102 H 186.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA197 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 161, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 0%, 6.2%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.08, -34.14, -4.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.08, 34.39, 186.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.33% -0.1015 -0.0117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.33% 0.102 186.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2830, 28.2140, 33.7017) |
| Luminance | 0.2822 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.62
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.01
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.13
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.14
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.87
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA197 #A12A34
analogous
#2AA15C #2AA197 #2A70A1
triadic
#2AA197 #972AA1 #A1972A
tetradic
#2AA197 #5C2AA1 #A12A34 #70A12A
square
#2AA197 #5C2AA1 #A12A34 #70A12A
split-complementary
#2AA197 #A12A70 #A15C2A
monochromatic
#11403C #1D7069 #2AA197 #3CCCC0 #6DD9D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#2AA197 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.64
#2AA197 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA197
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA197 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA197 | 1.00 | 3.16 | 6.64 | 6.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989897
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888C98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A59E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa197; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 161, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.102 186.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bdb5',
500: '#2aa197',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa197; $custom-light: #77bdb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa197",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 161,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.958,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64333,
"c": 0.1022,
"h": 186.6
},
"luminance": 0.28216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA197
secondary
#C0676F
accent
#4653E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180