#2AA59D#2AA59D
#2AA59D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.104 H 188.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA59D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 165, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 4.8%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.51, -34.28, -5.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.51, 34.70, 188.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.55% -0.1028 -0.0151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.55% 0.104 188.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4929, 29.8344, 36.5703) |
| Luminance | 0.2984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.81
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.94
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.04
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.36
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.45
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA59D #A52A32
analogous
#2AA560 #2AA59D #2A6FA5
triadic
#2AA59D #9D2AA5 #A59D2A
tetradic
#2AA59D #602AA5 #A52A32 #6FA52A
square
#2AA59D #602AA5 #A52A32 #6FA52A
split-complementary
#2AA59D #A52A6F #A5602A
monochromatic
#114340 #1E746F #2AA59D #3ECEC5 #6FDAD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#2AA59D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.97
#2AA59D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA59D
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA59D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA59D | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.97 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9C9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8F9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa59d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 165, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.104 188.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c0b9',
500: '#2aa59d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa59d; $custom-light: #78c0b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa59d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 165,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.098,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65555,
"c": 0.10394,
"h": 188.4
},
"luminance": 0.29837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA59D
secondary
#C1696F
accent
#454FE3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180