#2AAB9E#2AAB9E
#2AAB9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.109 H 184.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AAB9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 171, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.4%, 0%, 7.6%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.41, -36.77, -3.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.41, 36.90, 184.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.11% -0.1084 -0.0091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.11% 0.109 184.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6863, 32.0841, 37.3910) |
| Luminance | 0.3209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.84
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.58
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.12
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.12
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.96
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AAB9E #AB2A37
analogous
#2AAB5D #2AAB9E #2A78AB
triadic
#2AAB9E #9E2AAB #AB9E2A
tetradic
#2AAB9E #5D2AAB #AB2A37 #78AB2A
square
#2AAB9E #5D2AAB #AB2A37 #78AB2A
split-complementary
#2AAB9E #AB2A78 #AB5D2A
monochromatic
#124943 #1E7A71 #2AAB9E #42D1C2 #73DDD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#2AAB9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#2AAB9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AAB9E
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AAB9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AAB9E | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A19E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91949F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aab9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 171, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.109 184.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c4ba',
500: '#2aab9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aab9e; $custom-light: #79c4ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aab9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 171,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.953,
"s": 60.563,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67113,
"c": 0.10881,
"h": 184.8
},
"luminance": 0.32087
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AAB9E
secondary
#C46D76
accent
#4454E4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280