#2AAFAD#2AAFAD
#2AAFAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.109 H 193.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AAFAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 175, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 0%, 1.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.09, -34.29, -9.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.09, 35.45, 194.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.63% -0.1056 -0.0251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.63% 0.109 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8241, 34.1664, 44.8662) |
| Luminance | 0.3417 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.44
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.88
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.09
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.15
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.51
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AAFAD #AF2A2C
analogous
#2AAF6B #2AAFAD #2A6EAF
triadic
#2AAFAD #AD2AAF #AFAD2A
tetradic
#2AAFAD #6B2AAF #AF2A2C #6EAF2A
square
#2AAFAD #6B2AAF #AF2A2C #6EAF2A
split-complementary
#2AAFAD #AF2A6E #AF6B2A
monochromatic
#124C4B #1E7E7C #2AAFAD #44D2D0 #75DEDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#2AAFAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#2AAFAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AAFAD
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AAFAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AAFAD | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A6AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9198AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aafad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 175, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.109 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc7c5',
500: '#2aafad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aafad; $custom-light: #7bc7c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aafad",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 175,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.098,
"s": 61.29,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6863,
"c": 0.10851,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.34169
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AAFAD
secondary
#C66F71
accent
#4346E4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281