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#2ae9cd color: Fake Jade

#2ae9cd is rgb(42, 233, 205) in RGB and oklch(83.967% 0.14659 179.447) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

84%
0.147
179°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-300
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.54:1Hard to read
Lc -28
Black text
13.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 79

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About #2ae9cd

#2ae9cd is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 84% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 179°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.54:1 contrast and black text 13.64:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fake Jade (#13eac9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-300.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #2ae9cd mixed with white

  1. 2ae9cd
  2. 55ecd2
  3. 71eed7
  4. 88f1dc
  5. 9cf3e1
  6. aff5e6
  7. c0f7eb
  8. d1f9f0
  9. e0fbf5
  10. f0fdfa

Darker: #2ae9cd mixed with black

  1. 2ae9cd
  2. 23cbb2
  3. 1cad98
  4. 16907e
  5. 107466
  6. 0a5a4e
  7. 054138
  8. 022923
  9. 01130f
  10. 000302

Calmer: #2ae9cd with less saturation

  1. 2ae9cd
  2. 4fe6cd
  3. 66e3cc
  4. 78e1cc
  5. 87decc
  6. 95dbcc
  7. a1d8cb
  8. acd4cb
  9. b7d1cb
  10. c1ceca

Questions about #2ae9cd

What color is #2ae9cd?

#2ae9cd is bright light teal. The closest named color is Fake Jade. In RGB it is rgb(42, 233, 205), in HSL hsl(171.2, 81.28%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.967% 0.14659 179.447).

What colors go well with #2ae9cd?

The complementary color of #2ae9cd is #ffa8c8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7fe595 and #00e4fe. The triadic partners are #d5b9ff and #ffb46a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2ae9cd?

Black text reads better on #2ae9cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and black gives 13.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2ae9cd a warm or cool color?

#2ae9cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 179 degrees, its lightness 84% and its chroma 0.147.