#2AA8AD#2AA8AD

#2AA8AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.104 H 199.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2AA8AD
RGB	rgb(42, 168, 173)
HSL	hsl(182, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(182, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.94, -30.96, -12.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.94, 33.29, 201.57°)
OKLab	oklab(66.88% -0.0986 -0.034)
OKLCH	oklch(66.88% 0.104 199)
XYZ	xyz(22.4969, 31.5119, 44.4238)
Luminance	0.3151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2AA8AD #AD2F2A

analogous

#2AAD71 #2AA8AD #2A67AD

triadic

#2AA8AD #AD2AA8 #A8AD2A

tetradic

#2AA8AD #712AAD #AD2F2A #67AD2A

square

#2AA8AD #712AAD #AD2F2A #67AD2A

split-complementary

#2AA8AD #AD2A67 #AD712A

monochromatic

#12484B #1E787C #2AA8AD #43CCD1 #74D9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.88

#2AA8AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.30

#2AA8AD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2AA8AD

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2AA8AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2AA8AD	1.00	2.88	7.30	7.30
#FFFFFF	2.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9BA0AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8993AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AEA9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#989898

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2aa8ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 168, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.104 199.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ac2c5',
    500: '#2aa8ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2aa8ad;
$custom-light: #7ac2c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2aa8ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 168,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.29,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66878,
    "c": 0.10432,
    "h": 199
  },
  "luminance": 0.31515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2AA8AD

secondary

#C5716E

accent

#4A44E4

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#EFF8F8

border

#CAD1D1

text

#0B1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #2AA8AD

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

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