#2AA5AC#2AA5AC
#2AA5AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.103 H 200.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA5AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 165, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 4.1%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.98, -29.81, -13.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.98, 32.57, 203.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.09% -0.0961 -0.0364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.09% 0.103 200.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8530, 30.3784, 43.7336) |
| Luminance | 0.3038 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.29
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.53
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.68
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.86
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.80
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA5AC #AC312A
analogous
#2AAC72 #2AA5AC #2A64AC
triadic
#2AA5AC #AC2AA5 #A5AC2A
tetradic
#2AA5AC #722AAC #AC312A #64AC2A
square
#2AA5AC #722AAC #AC312A #64AC2A
split-complementary
#2AA5AC #AC2A64 #AC722A
monochromatic
#12474A #1E767B #2AA5AC #42C9D1 #73D7DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#2AA5AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#2AA5AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA5AC
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA5AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA5AC | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989DAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa5ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 165, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.103 200.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac0c4',
500: '#2aa5ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa5ac; $custom-light: #7ac0c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa5ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 165,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.231,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66091,
"c": 0.10275,
"h": 200.8
},
"luminance": 0.30381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA5AC
secondary
#C4726D
accent
#4D44E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181