#2ED5DA

Closest named color: Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC). oklch(79.6% 0.128 198.1), rgb(46, 213, 218).

Black text reads best on this color (11.64:1).

About this color

#2ED5DA is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.128 and its hue 198°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.64:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (80%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.128)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC)
Black text	11.64:1
White text	1.80:1

Values

HEX	#2ED5DA
RGB	rgb(46, 213, 218)
HSL	hsl(182, 70%, 52%)
OKLCH	oklch(79.6% 0.128 198.1)

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 #2ED5DA	1.80:1	Fails	Lc -37.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #2ED5DA	11.64:1	AAA	Lc 70.9	Content text, not long reading
#2ED5DA text on white	1.80:1	Fails	Lc 33.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#2ED5DA text on black	11.64:1	AAA	Lc -69.6	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

#E9F9FA

oklch(97.1% 0.017 201.4)
Step 100
100

#CEF2F3

oklch(93.6% 0.037 198.6)
Step 200
200

#A1E8EA

oklch(88.5% 0.071 198.2)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#2ED5DA

oklch(79.6% 0.128 198.1)
Step 400
400

#00B7BC

oklch(70.8% 0.12 198.3)
Step 500
500

#009DA1

oklch(63.2% 0.107 198)
Step 600
600

#008487

oklch(55.6% 0.095 197.6)
Step 700
700

#006F72

oklch(49.2% 0.084 198.1)
Step 800
800

#005B5D

oklch(42.7% 0.073 197.4)
Step 900
900

#004C4E

oklch(37.8% 0.064 197.8)
Step 950
950

#002D2F

oklch(27% 0.046 199.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#2ED5DA 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)	#C5CBDB	0.131
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#AEBADB	0.121
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00DDD6	0.025
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C1C1C1	0.128