#2AA99D#2AA99D
#2AA99D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.107 H 185.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA99D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 169, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 0%, 7.1%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.76, -36.13, -3.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.76, 36.31, 185.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.57% -0.1069 -0.0101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.57% 0.107 185.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2257, 31.2999, 36.8146) |
| Luminance | 0.3130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.10
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.12
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.32
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.79
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA99D #A92A36
analogous
#2AA95E #2AA99D #2A76A9
triadic
#2AA99D #9D2AA9 #A99D2A
tetradic
#2AA99D #5E2AA9 #A92A36 #76A92A
square
#2AA99D #5E2AA9 #A92A36 #76A92A
split-complementary
#2AA99D #A92A76 #A95E2A
monochromatic
#124742 #1E786F #2AA99D #41D0C2 #72DCD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#2AA99D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.26
#2AA99D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA99D
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA99D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA99D | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.26 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09F9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F929E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa99d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 169, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.107 185.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c3b9',
500: '#2aa99d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa99d; $custom-light: #79c3b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa99d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 169,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.331,
"s": 60.19,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66572,
"c": 0.10736,
"h": 185.4
},
"luminance": 0.31302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA99D
secondary
#C36C74
accent
#4453E3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180