#2AABA9#2AABA9
#2AABA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.106 H 193.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AABA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 171, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.4%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.74, -33.59, -8.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.74, 34.72, 194.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.49% -0.1034 -0.0245) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.49% 0.106 193.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6759, 32.4799, 42.6026) |
| Luminance | 0.3248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.00
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.69
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.00
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.90
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.99
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AABA9 #AB2A2C
analogous
#2AAB69 #2AABA9 #2A6DAB
triadic
#2AABA9 #A92AAB #ABA92A
tetradic
#2AABA9 #692AAB #AB2A2C #6DAB2A
square
#2AABA9 #692AAB #AB2A2C #6DAB2A
split-complementary
#2AABA9 #AB2A6D #AB692A
monochromatic
#124948 #1E7A78 #2AABA9 #42D1CE #73DDDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#2AABA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#2AABA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AABA9
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AABA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AABA9 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A2A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E95AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aaba9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 171, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.106 193.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac4c2',
500: '#2aaba9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aaba9; $custom-light: #7ac4c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aaba9",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 171,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.07,
"s": 60.563,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67486,
"c": 0.10626,
"h": 193.3
},
"luminance": 0.32483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AABA9
secondary
#C46D6E
accent
#4447E4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281