#2AA4A5#2AA4A5
#2AA4A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.102 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA4A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 164, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 0.6%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.44, -31.45, -9.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.44, 33.00, 197.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.58% -0.0982 -0.0278) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.58% 0.102 195.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0187, 29.7572, 40.2260) |
| Luminance | 0.2976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.79
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.27
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.74
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.51
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.39
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA4A5 #A52B2A
analogous
#2AA568 #2AA4A5 #2A66A5
triadic
#2AA4A5 #A52AA4 #A4A52A
tetradic
#2AA4A5 #682AA5 #A52B2A #66A52A
square
#2AA4A5 #682AA5 #A52B2A #66A52A
split-complementary
#2AA4A5 #A52A66 #A5682A
monochromatic
#114343 #1E7474 #2AA4A5 #3ECDCE #6FD9DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#2AA4A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.95
#2AA4A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA4A5
6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA4A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA4A5 | 1.00 | 3.02 | 6.95 | 6.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999CA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878FA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa4a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 164, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.102 195.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bfbf',
500: '#2aa4a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa4a5; $custom-light: #79bfbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa4a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 164,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.488,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65582,
"c": 0.10202,
"h": 195.8
},
"luminance": 0.2976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA4A5
secondary
#C16A69
accent
#4645E3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181