#2AA596#2AA596

#2AA596 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.106 H 182.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2AA596
RGB	rgb(42, 165, 150)
HSL	hsl(173, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(173, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 9.1%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.31, -36.27, -1.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.31, 36.31, 182.75°)
OKLab	oklab(65.32% -0.1061 -0.0053)
OKLCH	oklch(65.32% 0.106 182.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.9123, 29.6021, 33.5126)
Luminance	0.2960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2AA596 #A52A39

analogous

#2AA558 #2AA596 #2A76A5

triadic

#2AA596 #962AA5 #A5962A

tetradic

#2AA596 #582AA5 #A52A39 #76A52A

square

#2AA596 #582AA5 #A52A39 #76A52A

split-complementary

#2AA596 #A52A76 #A5582A

monochromatic

#11433D #1E746A #2AA596 #3ECEBC #6FDACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#2AA596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.92

#2AA596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2AA596

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2AA596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2AA596	1.00	3.03	6.92	6.92
#FFFFFF	3.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9D9B95

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C8F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2aa596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 165, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.106 182.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78c0b4',
    500: '#2aa596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2aa596;
$custom-light: #78c0b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2aa596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.683,
    "s": 59.42,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65324,
    "c": 0.10622,
    "h": 182.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2AA596

secondary

#C16974

accent

#4558E3

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF7F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1211

muted

#7C8180

Preview Lab

Preview with #2AA596

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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