#2AA4AE#2AA4AE
#2AA4AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.103 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 164, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.74, -28.70, -14.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.74, 32.20, 206.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.92% -0.0942 -0.0406) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.92% 0.103 203.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8669, 30.0965, 44.6929) |
| Luminance | 0.3010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.72
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.58
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.49
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.03
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.60
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA4AE #AE342A
analogous
#2AAE76 #2AA4AE #2A62AE
triadic
#2AA4AE #AE2AA4 #A4AE2A
tetradic
#2AA4AE #762AAE #AE342A #62AE2A
square
#2AA4AE #762AAE #AE342A #62AE2A
split-complementary
#2AA4AE #AE2A62 #AE762A
monochromatic
#12474B #1E767D #2AA4AE #43C7D2 #75D6DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#2AA4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#2AA4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA4AE
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA4AE | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979DAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848FAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 164, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.103 203.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abfc6',
500: '#2aa4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa4ae; $custom-light: #7abfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 164,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.545,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65917,
"c": 0.10258,
"h": 203.3
},
"luminance": 0.30099
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA4AE
secondary
#C5756F
accent
#5044E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182