#2AA9B9#2AA9B9
#2AA9B9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.107 H 207.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA9B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 169, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 77%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.3%, 8.6%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.65, -27.73, -17.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.65, 32.99, 212.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.58% -0.0945 -0.0498) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.58% 0.107 207.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8959, 32.3680, 50.8778) |
| Luminance | 0.3237 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.48
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.95
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.53
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.11
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.81
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA9B9 #B93A2A
analogous
#2AB981 #2AA9B9 #2A62B9
triadic
#2AA9B9 #B92AA9 #A9B92A
tetradic
#2AA9B9 #812AB9 #B93A2A #62B92A
square
#2AA9B9 #812AB9 #B93A2A #62B92A
split-complementary
#2AA9B9 #B92A62 #B9812A
monochromatic
#134E55 #1F7B87 #2AA9B9 #4AC6D6 #7CD6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#2AA9B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#2AA9B9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA9B9
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA9B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA9B9 | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.47 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA2BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8694B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa9b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 169, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.107 207.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cc3ce',
500: '#2aa9b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa9b9; $custom-light: #7cc3ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa9b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 169,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.713,
"s": 62.996,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67585,
"c": 0.10676,
"h": 207.8
},
"luminance": 0.32371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA9B9
secondary
#CA7F75
accent
#5442E6
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182