#2AA999#2AA999

#2AA999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.109 H 182.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2AA999
RGB	rgb(42, 169, 153)
HSL	hsl(172, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(172, 75%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.1%, 0%, 9.5%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.65, -37.25, -1.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.65, 37.28, 182.25°)
OKLab	oklab(66.44% -0.1087 -0.0046)
OKLCH	oklch(66.44% 0.109 182.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.8898, 31.1656, 35.0454)
Luminance	0.3117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2AA999 #A92A3A

analogous

#2AA95A #2AA999 #2A7AA9

triadic

#2AA999 #992AA9 #A9992A

tetradic

#2AA999 #5A2AA9 #A92A3A #7AA92A

square

#2AA999 #5A2AA9 #A92A3A #7AA92A

split-complementary

#2AA999 #A92A7A #A95A2A

monochromatic

#124740 #1E786D #2AA999 #41D0BE #72DCCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.90

#2AA999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.23

#2AA999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2AA999

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2AA999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2AA999	1.00	2.90	7.23	7.23
#FFFFFF	2.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A19F98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90929A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00ACA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2aa999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 169, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.109 182.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79c3b7',
    500: '#2aa999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2aa999;
$custom-light: #79c3b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2aa999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 169,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.441,
    "s": 60.19,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66443,
    "c": 0.10885,
    "h": 182.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.31168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2AA999

secondary

#C36C77

accent

#4458E3

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#EFF8F6

border

#CAD1D0

text

#0A1211

muted

#7C8180

Preview Lab

Preview with #2AA999

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

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