#2AAC8F#2AAC8F
#2AAC8F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.117 H 173.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AAC8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 172, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 0%, 16.9%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.32, -41.27, 5.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.32, 41.59, 172.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.91% -0.1165 0.0129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.91% 0.117 173.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6627, 31.9780, 31.0646) |
| Luminance | 0.3198 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.56
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.74
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 6.34
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 6.47
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.88
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AAC8F #AC2A47
analogous
#2AAC4E #2AAC8F #2A88AC
triadic
#2AAC8F #8F2AAC #AC8F2A
tetradic
#2AAC8F #4E2AAC #AC2A47 #88AC2A
square
#2AAC8F #4E2AAC #AC2A47 #88AC2A
split-complementary
#2AAC8F #AC2A88 #AC4E2A
monochromatic
#124A3D #1E7B66 #2AAC8F #42D1B1 #73DDC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#2AAC8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.40
#2AAC8F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AAC8F
7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AAC8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AAC8F | 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)
#A6A18E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959491
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aac8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 172, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.117 173.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c5af',
500: '#2aac8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aac8f; $custom-light: #78c5af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aac8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 172,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.615,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66909,
"c": 0.11725,
"h": 173.7
},
"luminance": 0.3198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AAC8F
secondary
#C46D81
accent
#4468E4
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#EFF8F4
border
#CAD1CE
text
#0A1310
muted
#7C827F