#2AA99B#2AA99B
#2AA99B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.108 H 183.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA99B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 169, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 0%, 8.3%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.70, -36.70, -2.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.70, 36.78, 183.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.51% -0.1078 -0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.51% 0.108 183.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0563, 31.2322, 35.9227) |
| Luminance | 0.3124 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.55
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.53
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.24
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.55
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.57
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA99B #A92A38
analogous
#2AA95C #2AA99B #2A78A9
triadic
#2AA99B #9B2AA9 #A99B2A
tetradic
#2AA99B #5C2AA9 #A92A38 #78A92A
square
#2AA99B #5C2AA9 #A92A38 #78A92A
split-complementary
#2AA99B #A92A78 #A95C2A
monochromatic
#124741 #1E786E #2AA99B #41D0C0 #72DCD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#2AA99B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.25
#2AA99B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA99B
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA99B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA99B | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.25 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19F9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F929C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa99b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 169, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.108 183.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c3b8',
500: '#2aa99b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa99b; $custom-light: #79c3b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa99b",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 169,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.386,
"s": 60.19,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66507,
"c": 0.10806,
"h": 183.9
},
"luminance": 0.31235
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA99B
secondary
#C36C75
accent
#4456E3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180