#2AA49F#2AA49F
#2AA49F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.103 H 190.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA49F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 164, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 3%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.26, -33.23, -6.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.26, 33.94, 191.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.37% -0.1009 -0.0192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.37% 0.103 190.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4854, 29.5439, 37.4170) |
| Luminance | 0.2955 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.74
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.20
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.57
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.74
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.80
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA49F #A42A2F
analogous
#2AA462 #2AA49F #2A6CA4
triadic
#2AA49F #9F2AA4 #A49F2A
tetradic
#2AA49F #622AA4 #A42A2F #6CA42A
square
#2AA49F #622AA4 #A42A2F #6CA42A
split-complementary
#2AA49F #A42A6C #A4622A
monochromatic
#114341 #1E7370 #2AA49F #3ECDC8 #6EDAD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#2AA49F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.91
#2AA49F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA49F
6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA49F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA49F | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.91 | 6.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9B9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898EA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa49f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 164, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.103 190.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bfbb',
500: '#2aa49f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa49f; $custom-light: #78bfbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa49f",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 164,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.541,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6537,
"c": 0.10271,
"h": 190.8
},
"luminance": 0.29546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA49F
secondary
#C1696D
accent
#454CE2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180