#2AA4AD#2AA4AD
#2AA4AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.102 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA4AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 164, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.7%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.70, -29.01, -14.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.70, 32.25, 205.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.88% -0.0946 -0.0392) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.88% 0.102 202.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7698, 30.0576, 44.1814) |
| Luminance | 0.3006 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.96
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.51
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.16
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.69
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.42
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA4AD #AD332A
analogous
#2AAD75 #2AA4AD #2A63AD
triadic
#2AA4AD #AD2AA4 #A4AD2A
tetradic
#2AA4AD #752AAD #AD332A #63AD2A
square
#2AA4AD #752AAD #AD332A #63AD2A
split-complementary
#2AA4AD #AD2A63 #AD752A
monochromatic
#12474B #1E757C #2AA4AD #43C8D1 #74D6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#2AA4AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#2AA4AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA4AD
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA4AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA4AD | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979DAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858FAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa4ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 164, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.102 202.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abfc5',
500: '#2aa4ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa4ad; $custom-light: #7abfc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa4ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 164,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.122,
"s": 60.93,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65879,
"c": 0.10242,
"h": 202.5
},
"luminance": 0.3006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA4AD
secondary
#C5746E
accent
#4F44E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181