#2AA3B8#2AA3B8
#2AA3B8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.105 H 212.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA3B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 163, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.2%, 11.4%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.78, -25.04, -20.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.78, 32.14, 218.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.07% -0.089 -0.0562) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.07% 0.105 212.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7000, 30.1445, 49.9602) |
| Luminance | 0.3015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.41
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.48
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.17
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.59
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.15
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 11.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA3B8 #B83F2A
analogous
#2AB886 #2AA3B8 #2A5CB8
triadic
#2AA3B8 #B82AA3 #A3B82A
tetradic
#2AA3B8 #862AB8 #B83F2A #5CB82A
square
#2AA3B8 #862AB8 #B83F2A #5CB82A
split-complementary
#2AA3B8 #B82A5C #B8862A
monochromatic
#134B54 #1F7786 #2AA3B8 #4AC1D6 #7BD2E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#2AA3B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#2AA3B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA3B8
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA3B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA3B8 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939DB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808FB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa3b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 163, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.105 212.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bbecd',
500: '#2aa3b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa3b8; $custom-light: #7bbecd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa3b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 163,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.873,
"s": 62.832,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66066,
"c": 0.10525,
"h": 212.3
},
"luminance": 0.30147
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA3B8
secondary
#C98175
accent
#5A42E6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F9
border
#CAD0D2
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182