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#2acac8 color: Mermaid Net

#2acac8 is rgb(42, 202, 200) in RGB and oklch(76.245% 0.12319 193.549) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

76.2%
0.123
194°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.02:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #2acac8

#2acac8 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 76.2% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 194°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.02:1 contrast and black text 10.38:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mermaid Net (#22cccc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #2acac8 mixed with white

  1. 2acac8
  2. 50d0cd
  3. 6bd5d3
  4. 81dbd8
  5. 95e0de
  6. a8e5e3
  7. bbebe9
  8. ccf0ee
  9. ddf5f4
  10. eefaf9

Darker: #2acac8 mixed with black

  1. 2acac8
  2. 23afae
  3. 1c9594
  4. 167c7b
  5. 106463
  6. 0a4d4c
  7. 053736
  8. 022221
  9. 010f0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #2acac8 with less saturation

  1. 2acac8
  2. 47c8c6
  3. 5ac6c4
  4. 6ac3c1
  5. 77c1bf
  6. 83bfbd
  7. 8ebcbb
  8. 98bab8
  9. a1b7b6
  10. a9b4b4

Questions about #2acac8

What color is #2acac8?

#2acac8 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Mermaid Net. In RGB it is rgb(42, 202, 200), in HSL hsl(179.25, 65.57%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.245% 0.12319 193.549).

What colors go well with #2acac8?

The complementary color of #2acac8 is #f5909b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5bca9c and #43c2eb. The triadic partners are #ce9ae9 and #e1a550.

Is white or black text more readable on #2acac8?

Black text reads better on #2acac8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and black gives 10.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2acac8 a warm or cool color?

#2acac8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 194 degrees, its lightness 76.2% and its chroma 0.123.