#2AA5B9#2AA5B9

#2AA5B9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.106 H 211.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2AA5B9
RGB	rgb(42, 165, 185)
HSL	hsl(188, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(188, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 10.8%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.43, -25.73, -19.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.43, 32.42, 217.49°)
OKLab	oklab(66.6% -0.0905 -0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(66.6% 0.106 211.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.1631, 30.9024, 50.6335)
Luminance	0.3090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2AA5B9 #B93E2A

analogous

#2AB986 #2AA5B9 #2A5DB9

triadic

#2AA5B9 #B92AA5 #A5B92A

tetradic

#2AA5B9 #862AB9 #B93E2A #5DB92A

square

#2AA5B9 #862AB9 #B93E2A #5DB92A

split-complementary

#2AA5B9 #B92A5D #B9862A

monochromatic

#134C55 #1F7987 #2AA5B9 #4AC2D6 #7CD3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.92

#2AA5B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.18

#2AA5B9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2AA5B9

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2AA5B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2AA5B9	1.00	2.92	7.18	7.18
#FFFFFF	2.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#959FBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8291B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00ADAB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2aa5b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 165, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.106 211.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bc0ce',
    500: '#2aa5b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2aa5b9;
$custom-light: #7bc0ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2aa5b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 165,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.392,
    "s": 62.996,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66599,
    "c": 0.10593,
    "h": 211.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.30905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2AA5B9

secondary

#CA8175

accent

#5942E6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF7F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #2AA5B9

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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