#2AAB8B#2AAB8B
#2AAB8B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.119 H 171.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AAB8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 171, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.4%, 0%, 18.7%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.91, -41.87, 6.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.91, 42.41, 170.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.54% -0.1174 0.0171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.54% 0.119 171.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1755, 31.4797, 29.4340) |
| Luminance | 0.3148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.89
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 5.34
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.46
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 6.29
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 6.33
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AAB8B #AB2A4A
analogous
#2AAB4B #2AAB8B #2A8BAB
triadic
#2AAB8B #8B2AAB #AB8B2A
tetradic
#2AAB8B #4B2AAB #AB2A4A #8BAB2A
square
#2AAB8B #4B2AAB #AB2A4A #8BAB2A
split-complementary
#2AAB8B #AB2A8B #AB4B2A
monochromatic
#12493B #1E7A63 #2AAB8B #42D1AD #73DDC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#2AAB8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.30
#2AAB8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AAB8B
7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AAB8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AAB8B | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.30 | 7.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69F89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95938D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aab8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 171, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.119 171.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c5ac',
500: '#2aab8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aab8b; $custom-light: #78c5ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aab8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 171,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.116,
"s": 60.563,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66537,
"c": 0.11869,
"h": 171.7
},
"luminance": 0.31482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AAB8B
secondary
#C46D82
accent
#446CE4
background
#F7FCFA
surface
#EEF8F4
border
#C9D1CE
text
#0A1310
muted
#7C827F