#2AA38A#2AA38A
#2AA38A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.110 H 175.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA38A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 163, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.2%, 0%, 15.3%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.36, -38.64, 3.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.36, 38.81, 174.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.44% -0.1098 0.009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.44% 0.11 175.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6371, 28.5194, 28.5624) |
| Luminance | 0.2852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.85
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.11
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.94
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.29
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.30
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA38A #A32A43
analogous
#2AA34D #2AA38A #2A80A3
triadic
#2AA38A #8A2AA3 #A38A2A
tetradic
#2AA38A #4D2AA3 #A32A43 #80A32A
square
#2AA38A #4D2AA3 #A32A43 #80A32A
split-complementary
#2AA38A #A32A80 #A34D2A
monochromatic
#114238 #1D7261 #2AA38A #3DCDAF #6EDAC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#2AA38A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.70
#2AA38A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA38A
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA38A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA38A | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.70 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9889
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8D8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A59C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa38a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 163, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.110 175.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bfac',
500: '#2aa38a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa38a; $custom-light: #77bfac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa38a",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 163,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.603,
"s": 59.024,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64437,
"c": 0.11013,
"h": 175.3
},
"luminance": 0.28522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA38A
secondary
#C0687B
accent
#4666E2
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF7F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F