#2AAF9F#2AAF9F
#2AAF9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.112 H 182.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AAF9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 175, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 0%, 9.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.69, -38.30, -1.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.69, 38.34, 182.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.16% -0.112 -0.0055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.16% 0.112 182.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5398, 33.6526, 38.1018) |
| Luminance | 0.3366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.09
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.72
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.79
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.02
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.39
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AAF9F #AF2A3A
analogous
#2AAF5D #2AAF9F #2A7CAF
triadic
#2AAF9F #9F2AAF #AF9F2A
tetradic
#2AAF9F #5D2AAF #AF2A3A #7CAF2A
square
#2AAF9F #5D2AAF #AF2A3A #7CAF2A
split-complementary
#2AAF9F #AF2A7C #AF5D2A
monochromatic
#124C45 #1E7E72 #2AAF9F #44D2C1 #75DED1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#2AAF9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#2AAF9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AAF9F
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AAF9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AAF9F | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A59E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9597A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aaf9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 175, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.112 182.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac7bb',
500: '#2aaf9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aaf9f; $custom-light: #7ac7bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aaf9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 175,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.782,
"s": 61.29,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68161,
"c": 0.11212,
"h": 182.8
},
"luminance": 0.33655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AAF9F
secondary
#C66F7A
accent
#4357E4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280