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#2acbc9 color: Mermaid Net

#2acbc9 is rgb(42, 203, 201) in RGB and oklch(76.523% 0.12372 193.555) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

76.5%
0.124
194°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.48:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #2acbc9

#2acbc9 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 76.5% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 194°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.48:1, 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: #2acbc9 mixed with white

  1. 2acbc9
  2. 50d1ce
  3. 6bd6d4
  4. 81dbd9
  5. 96e1de
  6. a9e6e4
  7. bbebe9
  8. ccf0ef
  9. def5f4
  10. eefafa

Darker: #2acbc9 mixed with black

  1. 2acbc9
  2. 23b0ae
  3. 1c9695
  4. 167d7c
  5. 106564
  6. 0a4d4c
  7. 053736
  8. 022222
  9. 010f0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #2acbc9 with less saturation

  1. 2acbc9
  2. 47c9c7
  3. 5bc7c5
  4. 6ac4c2
  5. 78c2c0
  6. 84c0be
  7. 8ebdbc
  8. 98bbb9
  9. a2b8b7
  10. aab5b5

Questions about #2acbc9

What color is #2acbc9?

#2acbc9 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Mermaid Net. In RGB it is rgb(42, 203, 201), in HSL hsl(179.25, 65.71%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.523% 0.12372 193.555).

What colors go well with #2acbc9?

The complementary color of #2acbc9 is #f7909b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5bcb9d and #43c3ec. The triadic partners are #cf9bea and #e2a651.

Is white or black text more readable on #2acbc9?

Black text reads better on #2acbc9: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2acbc9 a warm or cool color?

#2acbc9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 194 degrees, its lightness 76.5% and its chroma 0.124.