#2AA5B5#2AA5B5
#2AA5B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.105 H 208.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA5B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 165, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 8.8%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.28, -27.00, -17.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.28, 32.29, 213.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.44% -0.0922 -0.0493) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.44% 0.105 208.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7468, 30.7359, 48.4409) |
| Luminance | 0.3074 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.59
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.51
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.62
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.96
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.06
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA5B5 #B53A2A
analogous
#2AB57F #2AA5B5 #2A5FB5
triadic
#2AA5B5 #B52AA5 #A5B52A
tetradic
#2AA5B5 #7F2AB5 #B53A2A #5FB52A
square
#2AA5B5 #7F2AB5 #B53A2A #5FB52A
split-complementary
#2AA5B5 #B52A5F #B57F2A
monochromatic
#134A52 #1E7883 #2AA5B5 #48C4D4 #79D4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#2AA5B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.15
#2AA5B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA5B5
7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA5B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA5B5 | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.15 | 7.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969FB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8391B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa5b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 165, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.105 208.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc0cb',
500: '#2aa5b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa5b5; $custom-light: #7bc0cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa5b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 165,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.906,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66438,
"c": 0.10455,
"h": 208.1
},
"luminance": 0.30739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA5B5
secondary
#C87D73
accent
#5542E5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182