#2AB8B5#2AB8B5

#2AB8B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.114 H 192.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2AB8B5
RGB	rgb(42, 184, 181)
HSL	hsl(179, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(179, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 0%, 1.6%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.10, -36.13, -8.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.10, 37.23, 193.93°)
OKLab	oklab(71.15% -0.1108 -0.025)
OKLCH	oklch(71.15% 0.114 192.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.4319, 38.1061, 49.6692)
Luminance	0.3811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2AB8B5 #B82A2D

analogous

#2AB86E #2AB8B5 #2A74B8

triadic

#2AB8B5 #B52AB8 #B8B52A

tetradic

#2AB8B5 #6E2AB8 #B82A2D #74B82A

square

#2AB8B5 #6E2AB8 #B82A2D #74B82A

split-complementary

#2AB8B5 #B82A74 #B86E2A

monochromatic

#135453 #1F8684 #2AB8B5 #4AD6D3 #7BE1DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#2AB8B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.62

#2AB8B5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2AB8B5

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2AB8B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2AB8B5	1.00	2.44	8.62	8.62
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACAEB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98A0B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BEB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2ab8b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 184, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.114 192.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dcecb',
    500: '#2ab8b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2ab8b5;
$custom-light: #7dcecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2ab8b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.732,
    "s": 62.832,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71153,
    "c": 0.11362,
    "h": 192.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.38109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2AB8B5

secondary

#C97576

accent

#4245E6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F9F8

border

#CBD2D1

text

#0B1313

muted

#7C8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #2AB8B5

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

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