#2AB4AD#2AB4AD
#2AB4AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.112 H 189.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AB4AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 180, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.7%, 0%, 3.9%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.63, -36.61, -6.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.63, 37.22, 190.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.88% -0.1105 -0.0188) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.88% 0.112 189.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8154, 36.1488, 45.1966) |
| Luminance | 0.3615 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 0.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.63
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.88
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.15
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.75
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AB4AD #B42A31
analogous
#2AB468 #2AB4AD #2A76B4
triadic
#2AB4AD #AD2AB4 #B4AD2A
tetradic
#2AB4AD #682AB4 #B42A31 #76B42A
square
#2AB4AD #682AB4 #B42A31 #76B42A
split-complementary
#2AB4AD #B42A76 #B4682A
monochromatic
#13514E #1E827D #2AB4AD #47D4CD #79E0DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#2AB4AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#2AB4AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AB4AD
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AB4AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AB4AD | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AAAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969CAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ab4ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 180, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.112 189.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ccbc5',
500: '#2ab4ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ab4ad; $custom-light: #7ccbc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ab4ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 180,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.957,
"s": 62.162,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69882,
"c": 0.1121,
"h": 189.7
},
"luminance": 0.36152
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AB4AD
secondary
#C87277
accent
#434BE5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281