#2AA5B0#2AA5B0
#2AA5B0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.103 H 204.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA5B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 165, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.1%, 6.2%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.11, -28.57, -15.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.11, 32.34, 207.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.24% -0.0943 -0.0421) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.24% 0.103 204.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2430, 30.5344, 45.7873) |
| Luminance | 0.3054 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.27
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.77
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.22
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.04
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA5B0 #B0352A
analogous
#2AB078 #2AA5B0 #2A62B0
triadic
#2AA5B0 #B02AA5 #A5B02A
tetradic
#2AA5B0 #782AB0 #B0352A #62B02A
square
#2AA5B0 #782AB0 #B0352A #62B02A
split-complementary
#2AA5B0 #B02A62 #B0782A
monochromatic
#12484D #1E777F #2AA5B0 #45C7D3 #76D6DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#2AA5B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#2AA5B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA5B0
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA5B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA5B0 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979EB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8590B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa5b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 165, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.103 204.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac0c7',
500: '#2aa5b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa5b0; $custom-light: #7ac0c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa5b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 165,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.925,
"s": 61.468,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66243,
"c": 0.10332,
"h": 204.1
},
"luminance": 0.30537
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA5B0
secondary
#C67770
accent
#5043E5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182