#2AB9BF#2AB9BF
#2AB9BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.114 H 199.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AB9BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 185, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 64%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 78%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78%, 3.1%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.71, -33.63, -13.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.71, 36.26, 201.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.76% -0.1074 -0.0377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.76% 0.114 199.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7035, 38.9483, 55.3378) |
| Luminance | 0.3895 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.02
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.60
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.71
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.72
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.29
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AB9BF #BF302A
analogous
#2ABF7A #2AB9BF #2A6EBF
triadic
#2AB9BF #BF2AB9 #B9BF2A
tetradic
#2AB9BF #7A2ABF #BF302A #6EBF2A
square
#2AB9BF #7A2ABF #BF302A #6EBF2A
split-complementary
#2AB9BF #BF2A6E #BF7A2A
monochromatic
#14585B #1F888D #2AB9BF #4ED3D8 #80DFE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#2AB9BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#2AB9BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AB9BF
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AB9BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AB9BF | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.79 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB0C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A1C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ab9bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 185, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.114 199.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7eced2',
500: '#2ab9bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ab9bf; $custom-light: #7eced2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ab9bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 185,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.416,
"s": 63.948,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71756,
"c": 0.11383,
"h": 199.3
},
"luminance": 0.38952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AB9BF
secondary
#CC7C79
accent
#4841E7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8282