#2AA9A9#2AA9A9
#2AA9A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.105 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA9A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 169, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 0%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.12, -32.64, -9.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.12, 34.06, 196.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.98% -0.1014 -0.027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.98% 0.105 194.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3009, 31.7300, 42.4776) |
| Luminance | 0.3173 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.95
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.78
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.43
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.63
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.04
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA9A9 #A92A2A
analogous
#2AA96A #2AA9A9 #2A6AA9
triadic
#2AA9A9 #A92AA9 #A9A92A
tetradic
#2AA9A9 #6A2AA9 #A92A2A #6AA92A
square
#2AA9A9 #6A2AA9 #A92A2A #6AA92A
split-complementary
#2AA9A9 #A92A6A #A96A2A
monochromatic
#124747 #1E7878 #2AA9A9 #41D0D0 #72DCDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#2AA9A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#2AA9A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA9A9
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA9A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA9A9 | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.35 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA1A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B93AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa9a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 169, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.105 194.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac3c2',
500: '#2aa9a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa9a9; $custom-light: #7ac3c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa9a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 169,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 60.19,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66984,
"c": 0.10495,
"h": 194.9
},
"luminance": 0.31733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA9A9
secondary
#C36C6C
accent
#4444E3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181