#2AA498#2AA498
#2AA498 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.105 H 185.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA498 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 164, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 7.3%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.05, -35.25, -3.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.05, 35.40, 185.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.13% -0.1041 -0.0093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.13% 0.105 185.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8951, 29.3078, 34.3081) |
| Luminance | 0.2931 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.04
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.48
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.83
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.88
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA498 #A42A36
analogous
#2AA45B #2AA498 #2A73A4
triadic
#2AA498 #982AA4 #A4982A
tetradic
#2AA498 #5B2AA4 #A42A36 #73A42A
square
#2AA498 #5B2AA4 #A42A36 #73A42A
split-complementary
#2AA498 #A42A73 #A45B2A
monochromatic
#11433E #1E736B #2AA498 #3ECDBF #6EDACF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#2AA498 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.86
#2AA498 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA498
6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA498 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA498 | 1.00 | 3.06 | 6.86 | 6.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9B98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B8E99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa498; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 164, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.105 185.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bfb6',
500: '#2aa498',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa498; $custom-light: #78bfb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa498",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 164,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.098,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65133,
"c": 0.10455,
"h": 185.1
},
"luminance": 0.2931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA498
secondary
#C16972
accent
#4555E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180