#2AAB9F#2AAB9F
#2AAB9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.108 H 185.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AAB9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 171, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.4%, 0%, 7%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.44, -36.48, -3.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.44, 36.67, 185.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.15% -0.108 -0.0105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.15% 0.108 185.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7728, 32.1186, 37.8462) |
| Luminance | 0.3212 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.59
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.53
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.17
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.27
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.85
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AAB9F #AB2A36
analogous
#2AAB5F #2AAB9F #2A76AB
triadic
#2AAB9F #9F2AAB #AB9F2A
tetradic
#2AAB9F #5F2AAB #AB2A36 #76AB2A
square
#2AAB9F #5F2AAB #AB2A36 #76AB2A
split-complementary
#2AAB9F #AB2A76 #AB5F2A
monochromatic
#124944 #1E7A71 #2AAB9F #42D1C3 #73DDD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#2AAB9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#2AAB9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AAB9F
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AAB9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AAB9F | 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)
#A2A19F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9094A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aab9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 171, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.108 185.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c4bb',
500: '#2aab9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aab9f; $custom-light: #79c4bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aab9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 171,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.419,
"s": 60.563,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67146,
"c": 0.10848,
"h": 185.5
},
"luminance": 0.32121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AAB9F
secondary
#C46D75
accent
#4453E4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280