#2AA4AC#2AA4AC
#2AA4AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.102 H 201.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA4AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 164, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 4.7%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.67, -29.32, -13.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.67, 32.31, 204.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.84% -0.0951 -0.0377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.84% 0.102 201.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6734, 30.0191, 43.6737) |
| Luminance | 0.3002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.21
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.46
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.36
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.06
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA4AC #AC322A
analogous
#2AAC73 #2AA4AC #2A63AC
triadic
#2AA4AC #AC2AA4 #A4AC2A
tetradic
#2AA4AC #732AAC #AC322A #63AC2A
square
#2AA4AC #732AAC #AC322A #63AC2A
split-complementary
#2AA4AC #AC2A63 #AC732A
monochromatic
#12464A #1E757B #2AA4AC #42C8D1 #73D6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#2AA4AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#2AA4AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA4AC
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA4AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA4AC | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979DAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858FAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa4ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 164, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.102 201.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abfc4',
500: '#2aa4ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa4ac; $custom-light: #7abfc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa4ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 164,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.692,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65841,
"c": 0.10229,
"h": 201.6
},
"luminance": 0.30022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA4AC
secondary
#C4736D
accent
#4E44E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181