#298B8A#298B8A
#298B8A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.088 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #298B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 139, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 71%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 0.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.70, -27.52, -7.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.70, 28.56, 195.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.19% -0.085 -0.0212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.19% 0.088 194) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7324, 20.7699, 27.2724) |
| Luminance | 0.2077 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 1.56
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.01
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.03
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 4.50
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.39
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#298B8A #8B292A
analogous
#298B59 #298B8A #295B8B
triadic
#298B8A #8A298B #8B8A29
tetradic
#298B8A #59298B #8B292A #5B8B29
square
#298B8A #59298B #8B292A #5B8B29
split-complementary
#298B8A #8B295B #8B5929
monochromatic
#0D2C2C #1B5C5B #298B8A #37BAB9 #5FD0CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#298B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#298B8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #298B8A
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##298B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##298B8A | 1.00 | 4.07 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82848A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#73798B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #298b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 139, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.088 194.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72adac',
500: '#298b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #298b8a; $custom-light: #72adac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#298b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 139,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.388,
"s": 54.444,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58192,
"c": 0.0876,
"h": 194
},
"luminance": 0.20772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#298B8A
secondary
#B55B5B
accent
#4A4CDE
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F