#2A7D8B#2A7D8B

#2A7D8B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.080 H 210.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7D8B
RGB	rgb(42, 125, 139)
HSL	hsl(189, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(189, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.8%, 10.1%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.29, -19.84, -14.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.29, 24.78, 216.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% -0.069 -0.0413)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.08 210.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.9467, 17.0221, 27.0244)
Luminance	0.1702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7D8B #8B382A

analogous

#2A8B68 #2A7D8B #2A4C8B

triadic

#2A7D8B #8B2A7D #7D8B2A

tetradic

#2A7D8B #682A8B #8B382A #4C8B2A

square

#2A7D8B #682A8B #8B382A #4C8B2A

split-complementary

#2A7D8B #8B2A4C #8B682A

monochromatic

#0E282D #1C535C #2A7D8B #38A7BA #60BFCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#2A7D8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#2A7D8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7D8B

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7D8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7D8B	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71798C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646E8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7d8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 125, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.080 210.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a3ac',
    500: '#2a7d8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7d8b;
$custom-light: #71a3ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7d8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.66,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54646,
    "c": 0.08039,
    "h": 210.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7D8B

secondary

#B5695C

accent

#604BDD

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF3F4

border

#C8CDCE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7D8B

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

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