#2AB5A6#2AB5A6
#2AB5A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.115 H 183.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AB5A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 181, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 0%, 8.3%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.74, -39.05, -2.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.74, 39.14, 183.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.9% -0.1147 -0.0079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.9% 0.115 183.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3583, 36.2902, 41.7899) |
| Luminance | 0.3629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.12
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.42
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.60
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.03
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.43
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AB5A6 #B52A39
analogous
#2AB560 #2AB5A6 #2A7EB5
triadic
#2AB5A6 #A62AB5 #B5A62A
tetradic
#2AB5A6 #602AB5 #B52A39 #7EB52A
square
#2AB5A6 #602AB5 #B52A39 #7EB52A
split-complementary
#2AB5A6 #B52A7E #B5602A
monochromatic
#13524B #1E8378 #2AB5A6 #48D4C5 #79E0D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#2AB5A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#2AB5A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AB5A6
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AB5A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AB5A6 | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACAAA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999DA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ab5a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 181, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.115 183.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bccc0',
500: '#2ab5a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ab5a6; $custom-light: #7bccc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ab5a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 181,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.525,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69903,
"c": 0.11498,
"h": 183.9
},
"luminance": 0.36293
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AB5A6
secondary
#C8737C
accent
#4254E5
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F7
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281