#2AAB9B#2AAB9B
#2AAB9B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.110 H 182.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AAB9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 171, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.4%, 0%, 9.4%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.33, -37.60, -1.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.33, 37.64, 182.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.02% -0.1098 -0.0049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.02% 0.11 182.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4313, 31.9820, 36.0476) |
| Luminance | 0.3199 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.68
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.89
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.13
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.29
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AAB9B #AB2A3A
analogous
#2AAB5B #2AAB9B #2A7BAB
triadic
#2AAB9B #9B2AAB #AB9B2A
tetradic
#2AAB9B #5B2AAB #AB2A3A #7BAB2A
square
#2AAB9B #5B2AAB #AB2A3A #7BAB2A
split-complementary
#2AAB9B #AB2A7B #AB5B2A
monochromatic
#124942 #1E7A6E #2AAB9B #42D1BF #73DDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#2AAB9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.40
#2AAB9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AAB9B
7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AAB9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AAB9B | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.40 | 7.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A19A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91949C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aab9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 171, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.110 182.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c4b8',
500: '#2aab9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aab9b; $custom-light: #79c4b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aab9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 171,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.558,
"s": 60.563,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67017,
"c": 0.10994,
"h": 182.5
},
"luminance": 0.31985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AAB9B
secondary
#C46D78
accent
#4458E4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0A1311
muted
#7C8280