#2AA79C#2AA79C
#2AA79C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.106 H 186.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA79C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 167, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 0%, 6.6%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.11, -35.50, -3.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.11, 35.71, 186.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.03% -0.1053 -0.0112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.03% 0.106 186.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7714, 30.5275, 36.2437) |
| Luminance | 0.3053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.47
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.11
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.69
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.31
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA79C #A72A35
analogous
#2AA75D #2AA79C #2A73A7
triadic
#2AA79C #9C2AA7 #A79C2A
tetradic
#2AA79C #5D2AA7 #A72A35 #73A72A
square
#2AA79C #5D2AA7 #A72A35 #73A72A
split-complementary
#2AA79C #A72A73 #A75D2A
monochromatic
#114541 #1E766E #2AA79C #3FCFC2 #70DBD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#2AA79C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#2AA79C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA79C
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA79C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA79C | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 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)
#9E9D9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D919D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa79c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 167, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.106 186.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c2b9',
500: '#2aa79c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa79c; $custom-light: #78c2b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa79c",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 167,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.72,
"s": 59.809,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6603,
"c": 0.10592,
"h": 186.1
},
"luminance": 0.3053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA79C
secondary
#C26B72
accent
#4553E3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180