#2AACBD#2AACBD
#2AACBD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.109 H 208.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AACBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 172, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 64%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 78%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.8%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.70, -27.96, -18.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.70, 33.53, 213.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.48% -0.0957 -0.0515) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.48% 0.109 208.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8886, 33.6683, 53.3211) |
| Luminance | 0.3367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.64
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.54
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.66
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.63
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.83
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AACBD #BD3B2A
analogous
#2ABD85 #2AACBD #2A62BD
triadic
#2AACBD #BD2AAC #ACBD2A
tetradic
#2AACBD #852ABD #BD3B2A #62BD2A
square
#2AACBD #852ABD #BD3B2A #62BD2A
split-complementary
#2AACBD #BD2A62 #BD852A
monochromatic
#145159 #1F7E8B #2AACBD #4DC7D7 #7FD7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#2AACBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#2AACBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AACBD
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AACBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AACBD | 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)
#9CA5BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8897BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aacbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 172, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.109 208.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc5d0',
500: '#2aacbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aacbd; $custom-light: #7dc5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aacbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 172,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.939,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68482,
"c": 0.10868,
"h": 208.3
},
"luminance": 0.33671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AACBD
secondary
#CB8178
accent
#5441E7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1314
muted
#7C8282