#2AA48E#2AA48E
#2AA48E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.109 H 177.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA48E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 164, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 13.4%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.78, -38.01, 1.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.78, 38.07, 177.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.82% -0.1089 0.0046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.82% 0.109 177.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1103, 28.9939, 30.1751) |
| Luminance | 0.2900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.24
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.16
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.01
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.20
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.32
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA48E #A42A40
analogous
#2AA451 #2AA48E #2A7DA4
triadic
#2AA48E #8E2AA4 #A48E2A
tetradic
#2AA48E #512AA4 #A42A40 #7DA42A
square
#2AA48E #512AA4 #A42A40 #7DA42A
split-complementary
#2AA48E #A42A7D #A4512A
monochromatic
#11433A #1E7364 #2AA48E #3ECDB4 #6EDAC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#2AA48E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.80
#2AA48E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA48E
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA48E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA48E | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.80 | 6.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9A8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8E90
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A69D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa48e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 164, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.109 177.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bfaf',
500: '#2aa48e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa48e; $custom-light: #77bfaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa48e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 164,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.18,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64816,
"c": 0.10896,
"h": 177.6
},
"luminance": 0.28996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA48E
secondary
#C16979
accent
#4562E2
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF7F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F