#2AA3A4#2AA3A4
#2AA3A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.101 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA3A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 163, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0.6%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.10, -31.27, -9.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.10, 32.81, 197.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.29% -0.0976 -0.0276) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.29% 0.101 195.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7498, 29.3645, 39.6891) |
| Luminance | 0.2937 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.57
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.51
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.66
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.37
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.55
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 8.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA3A4 #A42B2A
analogous
#2AA468 #2AA3A4 #2A66A4
triadic
#2AA3A4 #A42AA3 #A3A42A
tetradic
#2AA3A4 #682AA4 #A42B2A #66A42A
square
#2AA3A4 #682AA4 #A42B2A #66A42A
split-complementary
#2AA3A4 #A42A66 #A4682A
monochromatic
#114243 #1E7373 #2AA3A4 #3ECCCD #6ED9DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#2AA3A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.87
#2AA3A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA3A4
6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA3A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA3A4 | 1.00 | 3.06 | 6.87 | 6.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989BA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868EA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa3a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 163, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.101 195.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bebe',
500: '#2aa3a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa3a4; $custom-light: #79bebe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa3a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 163,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.492,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65294,
"c": 0.10144,
"h": 195.8
},
"luminance": 0.29367
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA3A4
secondary
#C16A69
accent
#4745E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181