#2AA2A5#2AA2A5
#2AA2A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.101 H 197.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA2A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 162, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 1.8%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.82, -30.49, -10.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.82, 32.38, 199.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.08% -0.0962 -0.0303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.08% 0.101 197.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6636, 29.0470, 40.1076) |
| Luminance | 0.2905 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.94
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.40
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.25
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.99
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.07
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA2A5 #A52D2A
analogous
#2AA56A #2AA2A5 #2A65A5
triadic
#2AA2A5 #A52AA2 #A2A52A
tetradic
#2AA2A5 #6A2AA5 #A52D2A #65A52A
square
#2AA2A5 #6A2AA5 #A52D2A #65A52A
split-complementary
#2AA2A5 #A52A65 #A56A2A
monochromatic
#114243 #1E7274 #2AA2A5 #3ECACE #6FD8DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#2AA2A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.81
#2AA2A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA2A5
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA2A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA2A5 | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.81 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969AA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858DA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa2a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 162, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.101 197.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bebf',
500: '#2aa2a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa2a5; $custom-light: #79bebf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa2a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 162,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.463,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65078,
"c": 0.10083,
"h": 197.5
},
"luminance": 0.2905
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA2A5
secondary
#C16C69
accent
#4945E3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181