#2AA2A9#2AA2A9
#2AA2A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.101 H 200.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA2A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 162, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 4.1%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.95, -29.26, -12.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.95, 32.01, 203.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.23% -0.0944 -0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.23% 0.101 200.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0334, 29.1949, 42.0551) |
| Luminance | 0.2920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.27
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.91
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.40
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.50
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA2A9 #A9312A
analogous
#2AA971 #2AA2A9 #2A63A9
triadic
#2AA2A9 #A92AA2 #A2A92A
tetradic
#2AA2A9 #712AA9 #A9312A #63A92A
square
#2AA2A9 #712AA9 #A9312A #63A92A
split-complementary
#2AA2A9 #A92A63 #A9712A
monochromatic
#124447 #1E7378 #2AA2A9 #41C8D0 #72D6DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#2AA2A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.84
#2AA2A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA2A9
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA2A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA2A9 | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.84 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959BAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848DAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa2a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 162, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.101 200.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bec2',
500: '#2aa2a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa2a9; $custom-light: #79bec2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa2a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 162,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.307,
"s": 60.19,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65227,
"c": 0.10104,
"h": 200.9
},
"luminance": 0.29197
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA2A9
secondary
#C3716C
accent
#4D44E3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181