#2AA3A9#2AA3A9
#2AA3A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.102 H 200.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA3A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 163, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 3.6%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.26, -29.75, -12.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.26, 32.27, 202.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.48% -0.0954 -0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.48% 0.102 200) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2102, 29.5486, 42.1140) |
| Luminance | 0.2955 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.34
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.98
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.04
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.90
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.22
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA3A9 #A9302A
analogous
#2AA970 #2AA3A9 #2A64A9
triadic
#2AA3A9 #A92AA3 #A3A92A
tetradic
#2AA3A9 #702AA9 #A9302A #64A92A
square
#2AA3A9 #702AA9 #A9302A #64A92A
split-complementary
#2AA3A9 #A92A64 #A9702A
monochromatic
#124447 #1E7478 #2AA3A9 #41C9D0 #72D7DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#2AA3A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.91
#2AA3A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA3A9
6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA3A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA3A9 | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.91 | 6.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979BAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858EAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa3a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 163, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.102 200.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bec2',
500: '#2aa3a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa3a9; $custom-light: #79bec2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa3a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 163,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.835,
"s": 60.19,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65477,
"c": 0.10152,
"h": 200
},
"luminance": 0.29551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA3A9
secondary
#C3706C
accent
#4C44E3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181