#2AAA9E#2AAA9E
#2AAA9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.108 H 185.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AAA9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 170, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.3%, 0%, 7.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.10, -36.31, -3.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.10, 36.49, 185.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.86% -0.1074 -0.0103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.86% 0.108 185.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4982, 31.7077, 37.3283) |
| Luminance | 0.3171 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.84
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.82
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.89
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.53
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.59
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AAA9E #AA2A36
analogous
#2AAA5E #2AAA9E #2A76AA
triadic
#2AAA9E #9E2AAA #AA9E2A
tetradic
#2AAA9E #5E2AAA #AA2A36 #76AA2A
square
#2AAA9E #5E2AAA #AA2A36 #76AA2A
split-complementary
#2AAA9E #AA2A76 #AA5E2A
monochromatic
#124843 #1E7970 #2AAA9E #41D0C3 #72DCD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#2AAA9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.34
#2AAA9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AAA9E
7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AAA9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AAA9E | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.34 | 7.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A09E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F939F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aaa9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 170, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.108 185.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c4ba',
500: '#2aaa9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aaa9e; $custom-light: #79c4ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aaa9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 170,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.375,
"s": 60.377,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66859,
"c": 0.10791,
"h": 185.5
},
"luminance": 0.3171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AAA9E
secondary
#C36C74
accent
#4453E4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280