#2AA79D#2AA79D
#2AA79D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.106 H 186.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA79D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 167, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 0%, 6%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.14, -35.21, -4.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.14, 35.49, 187.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.06% -0.1048 -0.0126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.06% 0.106 186.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8565, 30.5615, 36.6915) |
| Luminance | 0.3056 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.34
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.23
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.69
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.41
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA79D #A72A34
analogous
#2AA75E #2AA79D #2A72A7
triadic
#2AA79D #9D2AA7 #A79D2A
tetradic
#2AA79D #5E2AA7 #A72A34 #72A72A
square
#2AA79D #5E2AA7 #A72A34 #72A72A
split-complementary
#2AA79D #A72A72 #A75E2A
monochromatic
#114541 #1E766F #2AA79D #3FCFC3 #70DBD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#2AA79D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#2AA79D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA79D
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA79D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA79D | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 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)
#9E9E9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C919E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa79d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 167, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.106 186.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c2b9',
500: '#2aa79d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa79d; $custom-light: #79c2b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa79d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 167,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.2,
"s": 59.809,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66064,
"c": 0.10561,
"h": 186.9
},
"luminance": 0.30564
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA79D
secondary
#C26B72
accent
#4551E3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180