#2AB4A8#2AB4A8
#2AB4A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.113 H 186.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AB4A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 180, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.7%, 0%, 6.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.49, -38.04, -4.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.49, 38.26, 186.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.72% -0.1128 -0.0119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.72% 0.113 186) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3406, 35.9589, 42.6961) |
| Luminance | 0.3596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.55
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.01
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.34
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.83
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.40
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AB4A8 #B42A36
analogous
#2AB463 #2AB4A8 #2A7BB4
triadic
#2AB4A8 #A82AB4 #B4A82A
tetradic
#2AB4A8 #632AB4 #B42A36 #7BB42A
square
#2AB4A8 #632AB4 #B42A36 #7BB42A
split-complementary
#2AB4A8 #B42A7B #B4632A
monochromatic
#13514B #1E827A #2AB4A8 #47D4C8 #79E0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#2AB4A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#2AB4A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AB4A8
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AB4A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AB4A8 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAAA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989CA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ab4a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 180, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.113 186.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bcbc1',
500: '#2ab4a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ab4a8; $custom-light: #7bcbc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ab4a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 180,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.783,
"s": 62.162,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69715,
"c": 0.11342,
"h": 186
},
"luminance": 0.35962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AB4A8
secondary
#C8727A
accent
#4351E5
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281