#2AA9AF#2AA9AF
#2AA9AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.105 H 199.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA9AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 169, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.31, -30.83, -12.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.31, 33.38, 202.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.2% -0.0987 -0.0355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.2% 0.105 199.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8772, 31.9605, 45.5124) |
| Luminance | 0.3196 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.93
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.05
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.36
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA9AF #AF302A
analogous
#2AAF73 #2AA9AF #2A66AF
triadic
#2AA9AF #AF2AA9 #A9AF2A
tetradic
#2AA9AF #732AAF #AF302A #66AF2A
square
#2AA9AF #732AAF #AF302A #66AF2A
split-complementary
#2AA9AF #AF2A66 #AF732A
monochromatic
#124A4C #1E797E #2AA9AF #44CCD2 #75D9DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#2AA9AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.39
#2AA9AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA9AF
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA9AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA9AF | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.39 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA1B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A93B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa9af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 169, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.105 199.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc3c6',
500: '#2aa9af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa9af; $custom-light: #7bc3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa9af",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 169,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.707,
"s": 61.29,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67202,
"c": 0.10494,
"h": 199.8
},
"luminance": 0.31963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA9AF
secondary
#C6736F
accent
#4B43E4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182