#2AAF9C#2AAF9C
#2AAF9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.113 H 180.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AAF9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 175, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 0%, 10.9%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.60, -39.13, -0.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.60, 39.13, 180.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.07% -0.1134 -0.0014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.07% 0.113 180.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2826, 33.5498, 36.7474) |
| Luminance | 0.3355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.61
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.08
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.11
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.39
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.23
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AAF9C #AF2A3D
analogous
#2AAF5A #2AAF9C #2A7FAF
triadic
#2AAF9C #9C2AAF #AF9C2A
tetradic
#2AAF9C #5A2AAF #AF2A3D #7FAF2A
square
#2AAF9C #5A2AAF #AF2A3D #7FAF2A
split-complementary
#2AAF9C #AF2A7F #AF5A2A
monochromatic
#124C44 #1E7E70 #2AAF9C #44D2BE #75DECF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#2AAF9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.71
#2AAF9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AAF9C
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AAF9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AAF9C | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.71 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A49B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95979E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aaf9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 175, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.113 180.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac7b9',
500: '#2aaf9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aaf9c; $custom-light: #7ac7b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aaf9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 175,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.429,
"s": 61.29,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68067,
"c": 0.1134,
"h": 180.7
},
"luminance": 0.33552
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AAF9C
secondary
#C66F7C
accent
#435AE4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280