#2AAF9E#2AAF9E
#2AAF9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.113 H 182.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AAF9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 175, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 0%, 9.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.66, -38.58, -1.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.66, 38.60, 181.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.13% -0.1124 -0.0042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.13% 0.113 182.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4533, 33.6181, 37.6467) |
| Luminance | 0.3362 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.43
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.65
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.97
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.70
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.31
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AAF9E #AF2A3B
analogous
#2AAF5C #2AAF9E #2A7DAF
triadic
#2AAF9E #9E2AAF #AF9E2A
tetradic
#2AAF9E #5C2AAF #AF2A3B #7DAF2A
square
#2AAF9E #5C2AAF #AF2A3B #7DAF2A
split-complementary
#2AAF9E #AF2A7D #AF5C2A
monochromatic
#124C45 #1E7E71 #2AAF9E #44D2C0 #75DED1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#2AAF9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.72
#2AAF9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AAF9E
7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AAF9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AAF9E | 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)
#A7A49D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9597A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aaf9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 175, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.113 182.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac7ba',
500: '#2aaf9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aaf9e; $custom-light: #7ac7ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aaf9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 175,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.331,
"s": 61.29,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6813,
"c": 0.11253,
"h": 182.1
},
"luminance": 0.33621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AAF9E
secondary
#C66F7A
accent
#4358E4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280