#2AACAC#2AACAC
#2AACAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.107 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AACAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 172, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 76%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 0%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.14, -33.17, -9.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.14, 34.61, 196.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.84% -0.103 -0.0275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.84% 0.107 194.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1503, 32.9730, 44.1660) |
| Luminance | 0.3298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.01
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.56
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.87
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.90
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AACAC #AC2A2A
analogous
#2AAC6B #2AACAC #2A6BAC
triadic
#2AACAC #AC2AAC #ACAC2A
tetradic
#2AACAC #6B2AAC #AC2A2A #6BAC2A
square
#2AACAC #6B2AAC #AC2A2A #6BAC2A
split-complementary
#2AACAC #AC2A6B #AC6B2A
monochromatic
#124A4A #1E7B7B #2AACAC #42D1D1 #73DDDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#2AACAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.60
#2AACAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AACAC
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AACAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AACAC | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A3AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E96AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aacac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 172, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.107 194.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc5c4',
500: '#2aacac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aacac; $custom-light: #7bc5c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aacac",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 172,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67843,
"c": 0.10664,
"h": 194.9
},
"luminance": 0.32976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AACAC
secondary
#C46D6D
accent
#4444E4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281