#2AA8A5#2AA8A5
#2AA8A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.105 H 192.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA8A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 168, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 0%, 1.8%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.69, -33.35, -8.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.69, 34.33, 193.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.59% -0.1022 -0.0227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.59% 0.105 192.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7459, 31.2115, 40.4683) |
| Luminance | 0.3121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.40
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.06
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.98
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.18
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.73
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA8A5 #A82A2D
analogous
#2AA866 #2AA8A5 #2A6CA8
triadic
#2AA8A5 #A52AA8 #A8A52A
tetradic
#2AA8A5 #662AA8 #A82A2D #6CA82A
square
#2AA8A5 #662AA8 #A82A2D #6CA82A
split-complementary
#2AA8A5 #A82A6C #A8662A
monochromatic
#124645 #1E7775 #2AA8A5 #40CFCC #71DBD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#2AA8A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.24
#2AA8A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA8A5
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA8A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA8A5 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.24 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9FA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B92A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa8a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 168, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.105 192.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c2bf',
500: '#2aa8a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa8a5; $custom-light: #79c2bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa8a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 168,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.571,
"s": 60,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6659,
"c": 0.10468,
"h": 192.5
},
"luminance": 0.31214
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA8A5
secondary
#C36B6D
accent
#4548E3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181