#2AAC8E#2AAC8E
#2AAC8E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.118 H 173.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AAC8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 172, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 0%, 17.4%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.30, -41.53, 5.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.30, 41.91, 172.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.88% -0.117 0.0142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.88% 0.118 173.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5873, 31.9478, 30.6675) |
| Luminance | 0.3195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.55
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.94
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 6.05
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 6.17
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 6.86
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AAC8E #AC2A48
analogous
#2AAC4D #2AAC8E #2A89AC
triadic
#2AAC8E #8E2AAC #AC8E2A
tetradic
#2AAC8E #4D2AAC #AC2A48 #89AC2A
square
#2AAC8E #4D2AAC #AC2A48 #89AC2A
split-complementary
#2AAC8E #AC2A89 #AC4D2A
monochromatic
#124A3D #1E7B65 #2AAC8E #42D1B0 #73DDC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#2AAC8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.39
#2AAC8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AAC8E
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AAC8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AAC8E | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.39 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A08D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959490
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aac8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 172, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.118 173.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c5af',
500: '#2aac8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aac8e; $custom-light: #78c5af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aac8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 172,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.154,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6688,
"c": 0.11788,
"h": 173.1
},
"luminance": 0.3195
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AAC8E
secondary
#C46D82
accent
#4469E4
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#EFF8F4
border
#CAD1CE
text
#0A1310
muted
#7C827F