#2AA1A4#2AA1A4
#2AA1A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.100 H 197.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA1A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 161, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 1.8%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.48, -30.30, -10.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.48, 32.19, 199.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.79% -0.0956 -0.0302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.79% 0.1 197.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3975, 28.6599, 39.5716) |
| Luminance | 0.2866 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.77
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.48
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.88
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.27
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA1A4 #A42D2A
analogous
#2AA46A #2AA1A4 #2A64A4
triadic
#2AA1A4 #A42AA1 #A1A42A
tetradic
#2AA1A4 #6A2AA4 #A42D2A #64A42A
square
#2AA1A4 #6A2AA4 #A42D2A #64A42A
split-complementary
#2AA1A4 #A42A64 #A46A2A
monochromatic
#114143 #1E7173 #2AA1A4 #3ECACD #6ED7DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#2AA1A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#2AA1A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA1A4
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA1A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA1A4 | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.73 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9599A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848CA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa1a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 161, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.100 197.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bdbe',
500: '#2aa1a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa1a4; $custom-light: #78bdbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa1a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 161,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.475,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64789,
"c": 0.10024,
"h": 197.5
},
"luminance": 0.28662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA1A4
secondary
#C16B69
accent
#4945E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181