#2AC4CD#2AC4CD

#2AC4CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.120 H 201.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2AC4CD
RGB	rgb(42, 196, 205)
HSL	hsl(183, 66%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(183, 80%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.48, -34.60, -15.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.48, 37.93, 204.19°)
OKLab	oklab(74.96% -0.1119 -0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(74.96% 0.12 201.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.7092, 44.3759, 64.6399)
Luminance	0.4438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2AC4CD #CD332A

analogous

#2ACD84 #2AC4CD #2A72CD

triadic

#2AC4CD #CD2AC4 #C4CD2A

tetradic

#2AC4CD #842ACD #CD332A #72CD2A

square

#2AC4CD #842ACD #CD332A #72CD2A

split-complementary

#2AC4CD #CD2A72 #CD842A

monochromatic

#156367 #20939A #2AC4CD #58D5DD #8AE2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.13

#2AC4CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.88

#2AC4CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2AC4CD

9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2AC4CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2AC4CD	1.00	2.13	9.88	9.88
#FFFFFF	2.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B5BBCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9FABCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CCC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2ac4cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 196, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.120 201.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81d6dc',
    500: '#2ac4cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2ac4cd;
$custom-light: #81d6dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2ac4cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.313,
    "s": 65.992,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74959,
    "c": 0.11997,
    "h": 201.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.4438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2AC4CD

secondary

#D18682

accent

#483FE9

background

#F8FDFD

surface

#F0FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0C1415

muted

#7D8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #2AC4CD

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

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