#2ABC9E#2ABC9E
#2ABC9E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.126 H 174.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2ABC9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 188, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 78%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.7%, 0%, 16%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.70, -44.26, 4.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.70, 44.49, 174.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.43% -0.1254 0.0114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.43% 0.126 174.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1064, 38.9242, 38.5310) |
| Luminance | 0.3893 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.89
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.21
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.32
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.46
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.96
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2ABC9E #BC2A48
analogous
#2ABC55 #2ABC9E #2A91BC
triadic
#2ABC9E #9E2ABC #BC9E2A
tetradic
#2ABC9E #552ABC #BC2A48 #91BC2A
square
#2ABC9E #552ABC #BC2A48 #91BC2A
split-complementary
#2ABC9E #BC2A91 #BC552A
monochromatic
#14584A #1F8A74 #2ABC9E #4CD7BB #7EE2CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#2ABC9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#2ABC9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2ABC9E
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2ABC9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2ABC9E | 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)
#B5B09D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A2A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2abc9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 188, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.126 174.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cd1ba',
500: '#2abc9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2abc9e; $custom-light: #7cd1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2abc9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 188,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.671,
"s": 63.478,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71431,
"c": 0.12588,
"h": 174.8
},
"luminance": 0.38927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2ABC9E
secondary
#CB7788
accent
#4163E7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F6
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1411
muted
#7C8280