#2AB5A3#2AB5A3
#2AB5A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.116 H 181.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AB5A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 181, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 0%, 9.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.66, -39.88, -1.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.66, 39.89, 181.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.81% -0.1161 -0.0038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.81% 0.116 181.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0863, 36.1814, 40.3575) |
| Luminance | 0.3618 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.96
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.59
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.65
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.45
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AB5A3 #B52A3C
analogous
#2AB55D #2AB5A3 #2A81B5
triadic
#2AB5A3 #A32AB5 #B5A32A
tetradic
#2AB5A3 #5D2AB5 #B52A3C #81B52A
square
#2AB5A3 #5D2AB5 #B52A3C #81B52A
split-complementary
#2AB5A3 #B52A81 #B55D2A
monochromatic
#13524A #1E8376 #2AB5A3 #48D4C2 #79E0D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#2AB5A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#2AB5A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AB5A3
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AB5A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AB5A3 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACAAA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9CA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ab5a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 181, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.116 181.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bccbe',
500: '#2ab5a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ab5a3; $custom-light: #7bccbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ab5a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 181,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.23,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69808,
"c": 0.11616,
"h": 181.9
},
"luminance": 0.36184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AB5A3
secondary
#C8737E
accent
#4258E5
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F6
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281