#2AA49D#2AA49D
#2AA49D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.103 H 189.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA49D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 164, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 4.3%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.20, -33.81, -5.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.20, 34.31, 189.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.3% -0.1018 -0.0164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.3% 0.103 189.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3132, 29.4750, 36.5104) |
| Luminance | 0.2948 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.65
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.03
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.11
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.42
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA49D #A42A31
analogous
#2AA460 #2AA49D #2A6EA4
triadic
#2AA49D #9D2AA4 #A49D2A
tetradic
#2AA49D #602AA4 #A42A31 #6EA42A
square
#2AA49D #602AA4 #A42A31 #6EA42A
split-complementary
#2AA49D #A42A6E #A4602A
monochromatic
#114340 #1E736E #2AA49D #3ECDC5 #6EDAD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#2AA49D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.90
#2AA49D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA49D
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA49D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA49D | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.90 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9B9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898E9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa49d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 164, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.103 189.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bfb9',
500: '#2aa49d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa49d; $custom-light: #78bfb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa49d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 164,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.557,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65301,
"c": 0.10312,
"h": 189.2
},
"luminance": 0.29477
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA49D
secondary
#C1696E
accent
#454EE2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180