#2AA495#2AA495
#2AA495 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.106 H 182.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA495 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 164, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 9.1%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.97, -36.09, -1.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.97, 36.13, 182.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.04% -0.1055 -0.0051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.04% 0.106 182.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6525, 29.2107, 33.0304) |
| Luminance | 0.2921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.12
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.60
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.04
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.73
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.75
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA495 #A42A39
analogous
#2AA458 #2AA495 #2A76A4
triadic
#2AA495 #952AA4 #A4952A
tetradic
#2AA495 #582AA4 #A42A39 #76A42A
square
#2AA495 #582AA4 #A42A39 #76A42A
split-complementary
#2AA495 #A42A76 #A4582A
monochromatic
#11433C #1E7369 #2AA495 #3ECDBC #6EDACD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#2AA495 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.84
#2AA495 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA495
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA495 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA495 | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.84 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9A94
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B8E96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A79F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa495; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 164, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.106 182.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bfb4',
500: '#2aa495',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa495; $custom-light: #77bfb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa495",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 164,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.623,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65036,
"c": 0.10566,
"h": 182.8
},
"luminance": 0.29213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA495
secondary
#C16974
accent
#4559E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180