#2AB5BA#2AB5BA

#2AB5BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.112 H 198.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2AB5BA
RGB	rgb(42, 181, 186)
HSL	hsl(182, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(182, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.4%, 2.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.34, -33.24, -12.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.34, 35.64, 201.15°)
OKLab	oklab(70.59% -0.1057 -0.0357)
OKLCH	oklch(70.59% 0.112 198.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.3376, 37.0819, 52.2143)
Luminance	0.3709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2AB5BA #BA2F2A

analogous

#2ABA77 #2AB5BA #2A6DBA

triadic

#2AB5BA #BA2AB5 #B5BA2A

tetradic

#2AB5BA #772ABA #BA2F2A #6DBA2A

square

#2AB5BA #772ABA #BA2F2A #6DBA2A

split-complementary

#2AB5BA #BA2A6D #BA772A

monochromatic

#135456 #1F8488 #2AB5BA #4BD1D6 #7DDEE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49

#2AB5BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.42

#2AB5BA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2AB5BA

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2AB5BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2AB5BA	1.00	2.49	8.42	8.42
#FFFFFF	2.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8ACBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2ab5ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 181, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.112 198.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dcbce',
    500: '#2ab5ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2ab5ba;
$custom-light: #7dcbce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2ab5ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.083,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70587,
    "c": 0.1116,
    "h": 198.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.37085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2AB5BA

secondary

#CA7976

accent

#4742E6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0B1313

muted

#7C8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #2AB5BA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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