#2AA3A5#2AA3A5
#2AA3A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.101 H 196.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA3A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 163, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 1.2%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.13, -30.97, -10.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.13, 32.68, 198.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.33% -0.0972 -0.029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.33% 0.101 196.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8405, 29.4007, 40.1665) |
| Luminance | 0.2940 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.55
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.76
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.73
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.22
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA3A5 #A52C2A
analogous
#2AA56A #2AA3A5 #2A65A5
triadic
#2AA3A5 #A52AA3 #A3A52A
tetradic
#2AA3A5 #6A2AA5 #A52C2A #65A52A
square
#2AA3A5 #6A2AA5 #A52C2A #65A52A
split-complementary
#2AA3A5 #A52A65 #A56A2A
monochromatic
#114343 #1E7374 #2AA3A5 #3ECCCE #6FD9DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#2AA3A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.88
#2AA3A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA3A5
6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA3A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA3A5 | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989BA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868EA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa3a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 163, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.101 196.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bebf',
500: '#2aa3a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa3a5; $custom-light: #79bebf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa3a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 163,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.976,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6533,
"c": 0.10142,
"h": 196.6
},
"luminance": 0.29403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA3A5
secondary
#C16B69
accent
#4845E3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181