#2AA4AA#2AA4AA
#2AA4AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.102 H 200.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA4AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 164, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, -29.93, -12.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 32.46, 202.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.77% -0.0959 -0.0349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.77% 0.102 200) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4827, 29.9428, 42.6697) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.42
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.78
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.20
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.71
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.32
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA4AA #AA302A
analogous
#2AAA70 #2AA4AA #2A64AA
triadic
#2AA4AA #AA2AA4 #A4AA2A
tetradic
#2AA4AA #702AAA #AA302A #64AA2A
square
#2AA4AA #702AAA #AA302A #64AA2A
split-complementary
#2AA4AA #AA2A64 #AA702A
monochromatic
#124548 #1E7579 #2AA4AA #41C9D0 #72D7DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#2AA4AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#2AA4AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA4AA
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA4AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA4AA | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989CAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858FAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa4aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 164, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.102 200.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bfc3',
500: '#2aa4aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa4aa; $custom-light: #79bfc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa4aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 164,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.813,
"s": 60.377,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65766,
"c": 0.10209,
"h": 200
},
"luminance": 0.29945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA4AA
secondary
#C3706C
accent
#4C44E4
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181