#2AC8CF

Closest named color: Dark Turquoise (#00CED1). oklch(76% 0.122 199.6), rgb(42, 200, 207).

Black text reads best on this color (10.26:1).

About this color

#2AC8CF is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.122 and its hue 200°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.26:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.122)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Dark Turquoise (#00CED1)
Black text	10.26:1
White text	2.04:1

Values

HEX	#2AC8CF
RGB	rgb(42, 200, 207)
HSL	hsl(183, 66%, 49%)
OKLCH	oklch(76% 0.122 199.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #2AC8CF	2.04:1	Fails	Lc -43.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #2AC8CF	10.26:1	AAA	Lc 64.5	Content text, not long reading
#2AC8CF text on white	2.04:1	Fails	Lc 39.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#2AC8CF text on black	10.26:1	AAA	Lc -63.0	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#EAF9FA

oklch(97.1% 0.016 201.7)
Step 100
100

#D0F2F3

oklch(93.7% 0.035 198.7)
Step 200
200

#A4E7EA

oklch(88.4% 0.067 199.5)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#2AC8CF

oklch(76% 0.122 199.6)
Step 400
400

#00B7BE

oklch(70.8% 0.12 199.7)
Step 500
500

#009DA3

oklch(63.2% 0.108 199.6)
Step 600
600

#008489

oklch(55.7% 0.095 199.5)
Step 700
700

#006F73

oklch(49.2% 0.084 199.2)
Step 800
800

#005B5E

oklch(42.8% 0.073 198.7)
Step 900
900

#004C4F

oklch(37.8% 0.064 199.4)
Step 950
950

#002D2F

oklch(27% 0.046 199.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#2AC8CF with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#B9BFD0	0.125
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A2AED0	0.115
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00D0CA	0.026
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B5B5B5	0.123