#2AA3AE#2AA3AE
#2AA3AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.102 H 204.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA3AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 163, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.43, -28.21, -15.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.43, 31.98, 208.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.67% -0.0932 -0.0419) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.67% 0.102 204.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6886, 29.7400, 44.6335) |
| Luminance | 0.2974 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.76
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.60
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.70
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.52
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.53
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 10.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA3AE #AE352A
analogous
#2AAE77 #2AA3AE #2A61AE
triadic
#2AA3AE #AE2AA3 #A3AE2A
tetradic
#2AA3AE #772AAE #AE352A #61AE2A
square
#2AA3AE #772AAE #AE352A #61AE2A
split-complementary
#2AA3AE #AE2A61 #AE772A
monochromatic
#12474B #1E757D #2AA3AE #43C6D2 #75D5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#2AA3AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.95
#2AA3AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA3AE
6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA3AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA3AE | 1.00 | 3.02 | 6.95 | 6.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959CAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838FAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa3ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 163, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.102 204.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abec6',
500: '#2aa3ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa3ae; $custom-light: #7abec6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa3ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 163,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65667,
"c": 0.10219,
"h": 204.2
},
"luminance": 0.29743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA3AE
secondary
#C5766F
accent
#5144E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182