#2AA6A9#2AA6A9
#2AA6A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.103 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA6A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 166, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 1.8%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.19, -31.21, -11.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.19, 33.13, 199.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.23% -0.0984 -0.0309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.23% 0.103 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7492, 30.6266, 42.2937) |
| Luminance | 0.3063 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.41
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.73
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.75
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.40
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA6A9 #A92D2A
analogous
#2AA96D #2AA6A9 #2A67A9
triadic
#2AA6A9 #A92AA6 #A6A92A
tetradic
#2AA6A9 #6D2AA9 #A92D2A #67A92A
square
#2AA6A9 #6D2AA9 #A92D2A #67A92A
split-complementary
#2AA6A9 #A92A67 #A96D2A
monochromatic
#124647 #1E7678 #2AA6A9 #41CCD0 #72D9DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#2AA6A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.13
#2AA6A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA6A9
7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA6A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA6A9 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.13 | 7.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9EA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8891AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa6a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 166, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.103 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac1c2',
500: '#2aa6a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa6a9; $custom-light: #7ac1c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa6a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 166,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.417,
"s": 60.19,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6623,
"c": 0.10313,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.30629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA6A9
secondary
#C36E6C
accent
#4844E3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181