#2AB9A8#2AB9A8
#2AB9A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.118 H 182.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AB9A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 185, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 77%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.3%, 0%, 9.2%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.03, -40.28, -1.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.03, 40.32, 182.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.97% -0.1177 -0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.97% 0.118 182.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3682, 38.0142, 43.0387) |
| Luminance | 0.3802 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.23
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.97
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.61
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.13
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AB9A8 #B92A3B
analogous
#2AB960 #2AB9A8 #2A83B9
triadic
#2AB9A8 #A82AB9 #B9A82A
tetradic
#2AB9A8 #602AB9 #B92A3B #83B92A
square
#2AB9A8 #602AB9 #B92A3B #83B92A
split-complementary
#2AB9A8 #B92A83 #B9602A
monochromatic
#13554D #1F877B #2AB9A8 #4AD6C5 #7CE1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#2AB9A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.60
#2AB9A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AB9A8
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AB9A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AB9A8 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.60 | 8.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0AEA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA0AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ab9a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 185, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.118 182.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ccfc1',
500: '#2ab9a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ab9a8; $custom-light: #7ccfc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ab9a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 185,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.867,
"s": 62.996,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70974,
"c": 0.11787,
"h": 182.8
},
"luminance": 0.38017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AB9A8
secondary
#CA757F
accent
#4255E6
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F7
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1412
muted
#7C8281