#2AAA9A#2AAA9A
#2AAA9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.109 H 182.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AAA9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 170, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.3%, 0%, 9.4%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.99, -37.43, -1.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.99, 37.46, 182.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.73% -0.1093 -0.0047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.73% 0.109 182.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1595, 31.5722, 35.5444) |
| Luminance | 0.3157 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.88
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.85
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.11
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.17
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.40
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AAA9A #AA2A3A
analogous
#2AAA5A #2AAA9A #2A7AAA
triadic
#2AAA9A #9A2AAA #AA9A2A
tetradic
#2AAA9A #5A2AAA #AA2A3A #7AAA2A
square
#2AAA9A #5A2AAA #AA2A3A #7AAA2A
split-complementary
#2AAA9A #AA2A7A #AA5A2A
monochromatic
#124841 #1E796E #2AAA9A #41D0BE #72DCCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#2AAA9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.31
#2AAA9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AAA9A
7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AAA9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AAA9A | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.31 | 7.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A099
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90939B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aaa9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 170, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.109 182.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c4b7',
500: '#2aaa9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aaa9a; $custom-light: #79c4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aaa9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 170,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.5,
"s": 60.377,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6673,
"c": 0.10939,
"h": 182.5
},
"luminance": 0.31575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AAA9A
secondary
#C36C77
accent
#4458E4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0A1311
muted
#7C8280