#2AB8CA#2AB8CA

#2AB8CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.115 H 208.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2AB8CA
RGB	rgb(42, 184, 202)
HSL	hsl(187, 66%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(187, 79%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.78, -29.77, -19.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.78, 35.59, 213.23°)
OKLab	oklab(71.93% -0.1018 -0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(71.93% 0.115 208.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.7513, 39.0339, 61.8846)
Luminance	0.3904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2AB8CA #CA3C2A

analogous

#2ACA8C #2AB8CA #2A68CA

triadic

#2AB8CA #CA2AB8 #B8CA2A

tetradic

#2AB8CA #8C2ACA #CA3C2A #68CA2A

square

#2AB8CA #8C2ACA #CA3C2A #68CA2A

split-complementary

#2AB8CA #CA2A68 #CA8C2A

monochromatic

#155C65 #1F8A97 #2AB8CA #55CDDC #88DCE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.38

#2AB8CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.81

#2AB8CA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2AB8CA

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2AB8CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2AB8CA	1.00	2.38	8.81	8.81
#FFFFFF	2.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7B1CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A1CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C1BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2ab8ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 184, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.115 208.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80cdda',
    500: '#2ab8ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2ab8ca;
$custom-light: #80cdda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2ab8ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.75,
    "s": 65.574,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71927,
    "c": 0.11539,
    "h": 208.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2AB8CA

secondary

#D08980

accent

#523FE9

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F9FA

border

#CBD2D3

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #2AB8CA

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

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