#2AAF9A#2AAF9A
#2AAF9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.114 H 179.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AAF9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 175, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 0%, 12%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.55, -39.67, 0.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.55, 39.68, 178.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.01% -0.1143 0.0014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.01% 0.114 179.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1146, 33.4826, 35.8628) |
| Luminance | 0.3348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.50
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.70
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.86
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.24
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AAF9A #AF2A3F
analogous
#2AAF57 #2AAF9A #2A82AF
triadic
#2AAF9A #9A2AAF #AF9A2A
tetradic
#2AAF9A #572AAF #AF2A3F #82AF2A
square
#2AAF9A #572AAF #AF2A3F #82AF2A
split-complementary
#2AAF9A #AF2A82 #AF572A
monochromatic
#124C43 #1E7E6F #2AAF9A #44D2BC #75DECD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#2AAF9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#2AAF9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AAF9A
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AAF9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AAF9A | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.70 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A499
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96979C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aaf9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 175, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.114 179.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac7b7',
500: '#2aaf9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aaf9a; $custom-light: #7ac7b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aaf9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 175,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.526,
"s": 61.29,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68005,
"c": 0.11434,
"h": 179.3
},
"luminance": 0.33485
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AAF9A
secondary
#C66F7D
accent
#435DE4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280