#2AA9B5#2AA9B5
#2AA9B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.106 H 204.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA9B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 169, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 6.6%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.51, -28.98, -15.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.51, 33.03, 208.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.43% -0.0961 -0.0441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.43% 0.106 204.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4796, 32.2015, 48.6851) |
| Luminance | 0.3220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.14
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.08
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.32
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA9B5 #B5362A
analogous
#2AB57B #2AA9B5 #2A63B5
triadic
#2AA9B5 #B52AA9 #A9B52A
tetradic
#2AA9B5 #7B2AB5 #B5362A #63B52A
square
#2AA9B5 #7B2AB5 #B5362A #63B52A
split-complementary
#2AA9B5 #B52A63 #B57B2A
monochromatic
#134C52 #1E7B83 #2AA9B5 #48C8D4 #79D7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#2AA9B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.44
#2AA9B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA9B5
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA9B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA9B5 | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.44 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA2B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8894B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa9b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 169, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.106 204.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc3cb',
500: '#2aa9b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa9b5; $custom-light: #7bc3cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa9b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 169,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.18,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67429,
"c": 0.10576,
"h": 204.6
},
"luminance": 0.32204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA9B5
secondary
#C87A73
accent
#5042E5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182