#2AA8B5#2AA8B5
#2AA8B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.105 H 205.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA8B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 168, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 7.2%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.20, -28.49, -16.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.20, 32.83, 209.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.18% -0.0952 -0.0454) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.18% 0.105 205.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2943, 31.8308, 48.6234) |
| Luminance | 0.3183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.15
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.36
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.55
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.81
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA8B5 #B5372A
analogous
#2AB57C #2AA8B5 #2A62B5
triadic
#2AA8B5 #B52AA8 #A8B52A
tetradic
#2AA8B5 #7C2AB5 #B5372A #62B52A
square
#2AA8B5 #7C2AB5 #B5372A #62B52A
split-complementary
#2AA8B5 #B52A62 #B57C2A
monochromatic
#134C52 #1E7A83 #2AA8B5 #48C7D4 #79D6E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#2AA8B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.37
#2AA8B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA8B5
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA8B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA8B5 | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.37 | 7.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA1B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8693B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa8b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 168, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.105 205.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc2cb',
500: '#2aa8b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa8b5; $custom-light: #7bc2cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa8b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 168,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.612,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67181,
"c": 0.10542,
"h": 205.5
},
"luminance": 0.31834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA8B5
secondary
#C87B73
accent
#5242E5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182