#2AA9C9#2AA9C9
#2AA9C9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.114 H 219.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA9C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 169, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 65%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 79%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.1%, 15.9%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.23, -22.57, -25.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.23, 34.35, 228.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.25% -0.088 -0.0725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.25% 0.114 219.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6810, 33.0820, 60.2790) |
| Luminance | 0.3308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.63
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.63
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.89
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.15
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.64
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA9C9 #C94A2A
analogous
#2AC999 #2AA9C9 #2A5AC9
triadic
#2AA9C9 #C92AA9 #A9C92A
tetradic
#2AA9C9 #992AC9 #C94A2A #5AC92A
square
#2AA9C9 #992AC9 #C94A2A #5AC92A
split-complementary
#2AA9C9 #C92A5A #C9992A
monochromatic
#155464 #1F7E96 #2AA9C9 #55C0DB #87D3E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#2AA9C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#2AA9C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA9C9
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA9C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA9C9 | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A4CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8095C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa9c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 169, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.114 219.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec2d9',
500: '#2aa9c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa9c9; $custom-light: #7ec2d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa9c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 169,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.075,
"s": 65.432,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68247,
"c": 0.11398,
"h": 219.5
},
"luminance": 0.33085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA9C9
secondary
#D08F7F
accent
#613FE8
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8183