#2AACB8#2AACB8
#2AACB8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.107 H 204.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AACB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 172, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.2%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.53, -29.52, -15.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.53, 33.57, 208.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.29% -0.0978 -0.0444) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.29% 0.107 204.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3552, 33.4550, 50.5119) |
| Luminance | 0.3346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.61
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.83
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.37
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AACB8 #B8362A
analogous
#2AB87D #2AACB8 #2A65B8
triadic
#2AACB8 #B82AAC #ACB82A
tetradic
#2AACB8 #7D2AB8 #B8362A #65B82A
square
#2AACB8 #7D2AB8 #B8362A #65B82A
split-complementary
#2AACB8 #B82A65 #B87D2A
monochromatic
#134F54 #1F7D86 #2AACB8 #4ACAD6 #7BD8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#2AACB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#2AACB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AACB8
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AACB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AACB8 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA5B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A96B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aacb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 172, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.107 204.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cc5cd',
500: '#2aacb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aacb8; $custom-light: #7cc5cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aacb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 172,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.07,
"s": 62.832,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68287,
"c": 0.10742,
"h": 204.4
},
"luminance": 0.33458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AACB8
secondary
#C97C75
accent
#5042E6
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282