#2AA3AF#2AA3AF

#2AA3AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.102 H 205.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2AA3AF
RGB	rgb(42, 163, 175)
HSL	hsl(185, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(185, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(76%, 6.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.46, -27.89, -15.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.46, 31.95, 209.19°)
OKLab	oklab(65.71% -0.0928 -0.0433)
OKLCH	oklch(65.71% 0.102 205)
XYZ	xyz(21.7865, 29.7791, 45.1488)
Luminance	0.2978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2AA3AF #AF362A

analogous

#2AAF79 #2AA3AF #2A60AF

triadic

#2AA3AF #AF2AA3 #A3AF2A

tetradic

#2AA3AF #792AAF #AF362A #60AF2A

square

#2AA3AF #792AAF #AF362A #60AF2A

split-complementary

#2AA3AF #AF2A60 #AF792A

monochromatic

#12474C #1E757E #2AA3AF #44C5D2 #75D5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#2AA3AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#2AA3AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2AA3AF

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2AA3AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2AA3AF	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#959CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AAA6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2aa3af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 163, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.102 205.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7abec6',
    500: '#2aa3af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2aa3af;
$custom-light: #7abec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2aa3af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 163,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.414,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65706,
    "c": 0.1024,
    "h": 205
  },
  "luminance": 0.29782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2AA3AF

secondary

#C6776F

accent

#5243E4

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF7F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0B1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #2AA3AF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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