#2AA38E#2AA38E
#2AA38E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.108 H 178.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA38E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 163, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.2%, 0%, 12.9%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.46, -37.57, 1.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.46, 37.60, 177.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.56% -0.1078 0.0034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.56% 0.108 178.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9321, 28.6374, 30.1157) |
| Luminance | 0.2864 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.83
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.55
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.85
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.93
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.95
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA38E #A32A3F
analogous
#2AA352 #2AA38E #2A7BA3
triadic
#2AA38E #8E2AA3 #A38E2A
tetradic
#2AA38E #522AA3 #A32A3F #7BA32A
square
#2AA38E #522AA3 #A32A3F #7BA32A
split-complementary
#2AA38E #A32A7B #A3522A
monochromatic
#114239 #1D7264 #2AA38E #3DCDB4 #6EDAC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#2AA38E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#2AA38E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA38E
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA38E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA38E | 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)
#9C998D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8D90
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A69D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa38e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 163, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.108 178.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bfaf',
500: '#2aa38e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa38e; $custom-light: #77bfaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa38e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 163,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.587,
"s": 59.024,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64558,
"c": 0.10789,
"h": 178.2
},
"luminance": 0.2864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA38E
secondary
#C06878
accent
#4661E2
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF7F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F