#2AA5B1#2AA5B1
#2AA5B1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.104 H 204.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA5B1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 165, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.3%, 6.8%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.15, -28.26, -15.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.15, 32.31, 209.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.28% -0.0939 -0.0436) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.28% 0.104 204.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3423, 30.5741, 46.3103) |
| Luminance | 0.3058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.07
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.89
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.29
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.56
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.23
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA5B1 #B1362A
analogous
#2AB179 #2AA5B1 #2A62B1
triadic
#2AA5B1 #B12AA5 #A5B12A
tetradic
#2AA5B1 #792AB1 #B1362A #62B12A
square
#2AA5B1 #792AB1 #B1362A #62B12A
split-complementary
#2AA5B1 #B12A62 #B1792A
monochromatic
#13494E #1E7780 #2AA5B1 #45C6D3 #77D5DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#2AA5B1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#2AA5B1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA5B1
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA5B1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA5B1 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979EB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8490B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa5b1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 165, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.104 204.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac0c8',
500: '#2aa5b1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa5b1; $custom-light: #7ac0c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa5b1",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 165,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.333,
"s": 61.644,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66282,
"c": 0.10353,
"h": 204.9
},
"luminance": 0.30577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA5B1
secondary
#C67870
accent
#5143E5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182