#2AB9CA#2AB9CA

#2AB9CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.116 H 207.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2AB9CA
RGB	rgb(42, 185, 202)
HSL	hsl(186, 66%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(186, 79%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 8.4%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.08, -30.26, -19.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.08, 35.75, 212.19°)
OKLab	oklab(72.17% -0.1028 -0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(72.17% 0.116 207.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.9598, 39.4508, 61.9541)
Luminance	0.3945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2AB9CA #CA3B2A

analogous

#2ACA8B #2AB9CA #2A69CA

triadic

#2AB9CA #CA2AB9 #B9CA2A

tetradic

#2AB9CA #8B2ACA #CA3B2A #69CA2A

square

#2AB9CA #8B2ACA #CA3B2A #69CA2A

split-complementary

#2AB9CA #CA2A69 #CA8B2A

monochromatic

#155C65 #1F8B97 #2AB9CA #55CDDC #88DCE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#2AB9CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.89

#2AB9CA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2AB9CA

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2AB9CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2AB9CA	1.00	2.36	8.89	8.89
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8B2CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93A2CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C2BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2ab9ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 185, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.116 207.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80ceda',
    500: '#2ab9ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2ab9ca;
$custom-light: #80ceda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2ab9ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.375,
    "s": 65.574,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7217,
    "c": 0.11563,
    "h": 207.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.39454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2AB9CA

secondary

#D08880

accent

#513FE9

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F9FA

border

#CBD2D3

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #2AB9CA

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

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