#2A4040#2A4040

#2A4040 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.028 H 196.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A4040
RGB	rgb(42, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(180, 21%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(180, 34%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.4%, 0%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.35, -8.57, -2.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.35, 9.00, 197.90°)
OKLab	oklab(35.32% -0.0265 -0.0076)
OKLCH	oklch(35.32% 0.028 196)
XYZ	xyz(3.7133, 4.5290, 5.5280)
Luminance	0.0453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A4040 #402A2A

analogous

#2A4035 #2A4040 #2A3540

triadic

#2A4040 #402A40 #40402A

tetradic

#2A4040 #352A40 #402A2A #35402A

square

#2A4040 #352A40 #402A2A #35402A

split-complementary

#2A4040 #402A35 #40352A

monochromatic

#0C1212 #121B1B #2A4040 #426565 #5A8A8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.02

#2A4040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#2A4040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A4040

11.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A4040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A4040	1.00	11.02	1.91	11.02
#FFFFFF	11.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D3E40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#393B40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#224140

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a4040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.028 196.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#647474',
    500: '#2a4040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a4040;
$custom-light: #647474;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a4040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 20.755,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35322,
    "c": 0.02758,
    "h": 196
  },
  "luminance": 0.04529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A4040

secondary

#715555

accent

#6A6ABD

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#EBEDED

border

#C6C8C8

text

#050808

muted

#7A7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A4040

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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