#2AA49E#2AA49E
#2AA49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.103 H 190.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 164, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 3.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.23, -33.52, -6.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.23, 34.12, 190.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.33% -0.1013 -0.0178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.33% 0.103 190) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3990, 29.5093, 36.9619) |
| Luminance | 0.2951 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.14
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.29
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.60
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA49E #A42A30
analogous
#2AA461 #2AA49E #2A6DA4
triadic
#2AA49E #9E2AA4 #A49E2A
tetradic
#2AA49E #612AA4 #A42A30 #6DA42A
square
#2AA49E #612AA4 #A42A30 #6DA42A
split-complementary
#2AA49E #A42A6D #A4612A
monochromatic
#114340 #1E736F #2AA49E #3ECDC6 #6EDAD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#2AA49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.90
#2AA49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA49E
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA49E | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.90 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 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)
#9A9B9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898E9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 164, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.103 190.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bfba',
500: '#2aa49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa49e; $custom-light: #78bfba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 164,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.049,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65335,
"c": 0.1029,
"h": 190
},
"luminance": 0.29512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA49E
secondary
#C1696D
accent
#454DE2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180