#2AAF9D#2AAF9D
#2AAF9D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.113 H 181.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AAF9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 175, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 0%, 10.3%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.63, -38.85, -0.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.63, 38.86, 181.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.1% -0.1129 -0.0028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.1% 0.113 181.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3676, 33.5838, 37.1952) |
| Luminance | 0.3359 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.61
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.77
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.17
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.38
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.26
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AAF9D #AF2A3C
analogous
#2AAF5B #2AAF9D #2A7EAF
triadic
#2AAF9D #9D2AAF #AF9D2A
tetradic
#2AAF9D #5B2AAF #AF2A3C #7EAF2A
square
#2AAF9D #5B2AAF #AF2A3C #7EAF2A
split-complementary
#2AAF9D #AF2A7E #AF5B2A
monochromatic
#124C44 #1E7E71 #2AAF9D #44D2BF #75DED0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#2AAF9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.72
#2AAF9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AAF9D
7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AAF9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AAF9D | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.72 | 7.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A49C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95979F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aaf9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 175, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.113 181.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac7b9',
500: '#2aaf9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aaf9d; $custom-light: #7ac7b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aaf9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 175,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.88,
"s": 61.29,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68098,
"c": 0.11295,
"h": 181.4
},
"luminance": 0.33587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AAF9D
secondary
#C66F7B
accent
#4359E4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280