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#2ab896 color: Aoife’s Green

#2ab896 is rgb(42, 184, 150) in RGB and oklch(70.186% 0.12642 172.054) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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166°
100%

70.2%
0.126
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #2ab896

#2ab896 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.5:1 contrast and black text 8.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aoife’s Green (#27b692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #2ab896 mixed with white

  1. 2ab896
  2. 4dbfa0
  3. 66c7aa
  4. 7cceb4
  5. 91d5bf
  6. a4dcc9
  7. b7e3d4
  8. c9eadf
  9. dbf1e9
  10. edf8f4

Darker: #2ab896 mixed with black

  1. 2ab896
  2. 23a082
  3. 1c886e
  4. 16715b
  5. 105b49
  6. 0a4537
  7. 053126
  8. 021e16
  9. 010c08
  10. 000201

Calmer: #2ab896 with less saturation

  1. 2ab896
  2. 42b697
  3. 52b398
  4. 60b199
  5. 6baf9a
  6. 76ac9a
  7. 7faa9b
  8. 88a79c
  9. 90a49d
  10. 98a29e

Questions about #2ab896

What color is #2ab896?

#2ab896 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Aoife’s Green. In RGB it is rgb(42, 184, 150), in HSL hsl(165.63, 62.83%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.186% 0.12642 172.054).

What colors go well with #2ab896?

The complementary color of #2ab896 is #da7ca7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6fb368 and #00b5c0. The triadic partners are #a18fe7 and #dc8750.

Is white or black text more readable on #2ab896?

Black text reads better on #2ab896: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2ab896 a warm or cool color?

#2ab896 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.126.