#2AA5A2#2AA5A2
#2AA5A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.103 H 192.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA5A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 165, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 1.8%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.66, -32.82, -7.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.66, 33.77, 193.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.73% -0.1005 -0.0222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.73% 0.103 192.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9285, 30.0086, 38.8646) |
| Luminance | 0.3001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.18
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.24
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.36
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.43
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.96
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA5A2 #A52A2D
analogous
#2AA565 #2AA5A2 #2A6AA5
triadic
#2AA5A2 #A22AA5 #A5A22A
tetradic
#2AA5A2 #652AA5 #A52A2D #6AA52A
square
#2AA5A2 #652AA5 #A52A2D #6AA52A
split-complementary
#2AA5A2 #A52A6A #A5652A
monochromatic
#114342 #1E7472 #2AA5A2 #3ECECA #6FDAD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#2AA5A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#2AA5A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA5A2
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA5A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA5A2 | 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)
#9B9CA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898FA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa5a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 165, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.103 192.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c0bd',
500: '#2aa5a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa5a2; $custom-light: #79c0bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa5a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 165,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.537,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65728,
"c": 0.10297,
"h": 192.5
},
"luminance": 0.30011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA5A2
secondary
#C1696C
accent
#4549E3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181