#2AC9C5#2AC9C5
#2AC9C5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.123 H 192.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AC9C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 201, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 65%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 79%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.1%, 0%, 2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.74, -39.26, -9.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.74, 40.35, 193.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.9% -0.1201 -0.026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.9% 0.123 192.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9148, 46.2927, 60.0658) |
| Luminance | 0.4630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.43
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.72
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.89
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.44
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.64
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AC9C5 #C92A2E
analogous
#2AC976 #2AC9C5 #2A7DC9
triadic
#2AC9C5 #C52AC9 #C9C52A
tetradic
#2AC9C5 #762AC9 #C92A2E #7DC92A
square
#2AC9C5 #762AC9 #C92A2E #7DC92A
split-complementary
#2AC9C5 #C92A7D #C9762A
monochromatic
#156462 #1F9693 #2AC9C5 #55DBD8 #87E6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#2AC9C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#2AC9C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2AC9C5
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AC9C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AC9C5 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBEC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7AEC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ac9c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 201, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.123 192.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81dad6',
500: '#2ac9c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ac9c5; $custom-light: #81dad6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ac9c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 201,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.491,
"s": 65.432,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75897,
"c": 0.12291,
"h": 192.2
},
"luminance": 0.46297
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AC9C5
secondary
#D07F81
accent
#3F44E8
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0C1514
muted
#7D8383