#2AB8BB#2AB8BB

#2AB8BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.113 H 197.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2AB8BB
RGB	rgb(42, 184, 187)
HSL	hsl(181, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(181, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 1.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.28, -34.36, -11.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.28, 36.39, 199.24°)
OKLab	oklab(71.36% -0.1082 -0.0333)
OKLCH	oklch(71.36% 0.113 197.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.0609, 38.3577, 52.9816)
Luminance	0.3836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2AB8BB #BB2D2A

analogous

#2ABB75 #2AB8BB #2A70BB

triadic

#2AB8BB #BB2AB8 #B8BB2A

tetradic

#2AB8BB #752ABB #BB2D2A #70BB2A

square

#2AB8BB #752ABB #BB2D2A #70BB2A

split-complementary

#2AB8BB #BB2A70 #BB752A

monochromatic

#145657 #1F8789 #2AB8BB #4CD4D7 #7DE0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#2AB8BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.67

#2AB8BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2AB8BB

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2AB8BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2AB8BB	1.00	2.42	8.67	8.67
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ABAFBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A0BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BEB9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2ab8bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 184, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.113 197.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ececf',
    500: '#2ab8bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2ab8bb;
$custom-light: #7ececf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2ab8bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.241,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71364,
    "c": 0.11321,
    "h": 197.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.38361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2AB8BB

secondary

#CA7876

accent

#4541E6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F9F9

border

#CBD2D2

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #2AB8BB

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

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