#2AA3AC#2AA3AC
#2AA3AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.102 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA3AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 163, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.36, -28.83, -14.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.36, 32.07, 205.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.59% -0.0941 -0.039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.59% 0.102 202.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4951, 29.6626, 43.6143) |
| Luminance | 0.2967 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.19
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.42
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.03
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.86
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.16
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA3AC #AC332A
analogous
#2AAC74 #2AA3AC #2A62AC
triadic
#2AA3AC #AC2AA3 #A3AC2A
tetradic
#2AA3AC #742AAC #AC332A #62AC2A
square
#2AA3AC #742AAC #AC332A #62AC2A
split-complementary
#2AA3AC #AC2A62 #AC742A
monochromatic
#12464A #1E747B #2AA3AC #42C7D1 #73D6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#2AA3AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.93
#2AA3AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA3AC
6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA3AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA3AC | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.93 | 6.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969CAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848EAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa3ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 163, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.102 202.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bec4',
500: '#2aa3ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa3ac; $custom-light: #79bec4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa3ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 163,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.154,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65591,
"c": 0.10185,
"h": 202.5
},
"luminance": 0.29665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA3AC
secondary
#C4736D
accent
#4F44E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181