#2AB9AA#2AB9AA
#2AB9AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.117 H 184.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AB9AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 185, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 77%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.3%, 0%, 8.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.09, -39.72, -2.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.09, 39.83, 184.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.04% -0.1168 -0.0085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.04% 0.117 184.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5560, 38.0893, 44.0275) |
| Luminance | 0.3809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.37
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.80
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.06
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.21
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.76
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AB9AA #B92A39
analogous
#2AB962 #2AB9AA #2A81B9
triadic
#2AB9AA #AA2AB9 #B9AA2A
tetradic
#2AB9AA #622AB9 #B92A39 #81B92A
square
#2AB9AA #622AB9 #B92A39 #81B92A
split-complementary
#2AB9AA #B92A81 #B9622A
monochromatic
#13554E #1F877C #2AB9AA #4AD6C7 #7CE1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#2AB9AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#2AB9AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AB9AA
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AB9AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AB9AA | 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)
#B0AEAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA0AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ab9aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 185, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.117 184.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ccfc3',
500: '#2ab9aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ab9aa; $custom-light: #7ccfc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ab9aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 185,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.706,
"s": 62.996,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71037,
"c": 0.11712,
"h": 184.2
},
"luminance": 0.38092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AB9AA
secondary
#CA757E
accent
#4253E6
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F7
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1412
muted
#7C8281