#2AA99C#2AA99C
#2AA99C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.108 H 184.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA99C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 169, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 0%, 7.7%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.73, -36.41, -3.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.73, 36.54, 184.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.54% -0.1073 -0.0088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.54% 0.108 184.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1407, 31.2659, 36.3668) |
| Luminance | 0.3127 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.31
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.55
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.44
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.65
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA99C #A92A37
analogous
#2AA95D #2AA99C #2A77A9
triadic
#2AA99C #9C2AA9 #A99C2A
tetradic
#2AA99C #5D2AA9 #A92A37 #77A92A
square
#2AA99C #5D2AA9 #A92A37 #77A92A
split-complementary
#2AA99C #A92A77 #A95D2A
monochromatic
#124742 #1E786F #2AA99C #41D0C1 #72DCD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#2AA99C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.25
#2AA99C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA99C
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA99C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA99C | 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)
#A09F9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F929D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa99c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 169, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.108 184.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c3b9',
500: '#2aa99c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa99c; $custom-light: #79c3b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa99c",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 169,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.858,
"s": 60.19,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6654,
"c": 0.1077,
"h": 184.7
},
"luminance": 0.31268
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA99C
secondary
#C36C75
accent
#4455E3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180