#2AA5A4#2AA5A4
#2AA5A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.103 H 194.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA5A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 165, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 0.6%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.72, -32.23, -9.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.72, 33.46, 195.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.8% -0.0996 -0.0251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.8% 0.103 194.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1077, 30.0803, 39.8084) |
| Luminance | 0.3008 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.56
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.58
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.99
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.10
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.34
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA5A4 #A52A2B
analogous
#2AA566 #2AA5A4 #2A68A5
triadic
#2AA5A4 #A42AA5 #A5A42A
tetradic
#2AA5A4 #662AA5 #A52A2B #68A52A
square
#2AA5A4 #662AA5 #A52A2B #68A52A
split-complementary
#2AA5A4 #A52A68 #A5662A
monochromatic
#114343 #1E7474 #2AA5A4 #3ECECD #6FDAD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#2AA5A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#2AA5A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA5A4
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA5A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA5A4 | 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)
#9A9DA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8890A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa5a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 165, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.103 194.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c0be',
500: '#2aa5a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa5a4; $custom-light: #79c0be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa5a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 165,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.512,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65798,
"c": 0.10273,
"h": 194.1
},
"luminance": 0.30083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA5A4
secondary
#C1696A
accent
#4546E3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181