#2AA1A8#2AA1A8
#2AA1A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.100 H 200.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA1A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 161, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 4.2%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.61, -29.08, -12.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.61, 31.82, 203.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.94% -0.0938 -0.0359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.94% 0.1 200.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7644, 28.8066, 41.5041) |
| Luminance | 0.2881 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.22
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.09
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.60
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.28
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA1A8 #A8312A
analogous
#2AA870 #2AA1A8 #2A62A8
triadic
#2AA1A8 #A82AA1 #A1A82A
tetradic
#2AA1A8 #702AA8 #A8312A #62A82A
square
#2AA1A8 #702AA8 #A8312A #62A82A
split-complementary
#2AA1A8 #A82A62 #A8702A
monochromatic
#124346 #1E7277 #2AA1A8 #40C7CF #71D6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#2AA1A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.76
#2AA1A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA1A8
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA1A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA1A8 | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.76 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959AA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838DA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa1a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 161, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.100 200.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bdc1',
500: '#2aa1a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa1a8; $custom-light: #79bdc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa1a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 161,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.333,
"s": 60,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64938,
"c": 0.10045,
"h": 200.9
},
"luminance": 0.28809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA1A8
secondary
#C3706B
accent
#4D45E3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181