#2AA499#2AA499
#2AA499 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.104 H 185.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA499 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 164, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 6.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.08, -34.96, -3.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.08, 35.17, 186.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.17% -0.1037 -0.0107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.17% 0.104 185.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9773, 29.3407, 34.7413) |
| Luminance | 0.2934 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.26
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.34
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.90
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA499 #A42A35
analogous
#2AA45C #2AA499 #2A72A4
triadic
#2AA499 #992AA4 #A4992A
tetradic
#2AA499 #5C2AA4 #A42A35 #72A42A
square
#2AA499 #5C2AA4 #A42A35 #72A42A
split-complementary
#2AA499 #A42A72 #A45C2A
monochromatic
#11433E #1E736C #2AA499 #3ECDC1 #6EDAD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#2AA499 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.87
#2AA499 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA499
6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA499 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA499 | 1.00 | 3.06 | 6.87 | 6.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9B99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8E9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa499; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 164, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.104 185.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bfb7',
500: '#2aa499',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa499; $custom-light: #78bfb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa499",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 164,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.59,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65166,
"c": 0.10422,
"h": 185.9
},
"luminance": 0.29343
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA499
secondary
#C16971
accent
#4554E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180