#2A7E8B#2A7E8B

#2A7E8B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.081 H 209.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7E8B
RGB	rgb(42, 126, 139)
HSL	hsl(188, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(188, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.8%, 9.4%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.61, -20.37, -14.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.61, 24.93, 215.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% -0.0701 -0.0399)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.081 209.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.0739, 17.2766, 27.0668)
Luminance	0.1728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7E8B #8B372A

analogous

#2A8B67 #2A7E8B #2A4D8B

triadic

#2A7E8B #8B2A7E #7E8B2A

tetradic

#2A7E8B #672A8B #8B372A #4D8B2A

square

#2A7E8B #672A8B #8B372A #4D8B2A

split-complementary

#2A7E8B #8B2A4D #8B672A

monochromatic

#0E292D #1C535C #2A7E8B #38A9BA #60C0CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#2A7E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#2A7E8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7E8B

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7E8B	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73798C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656F8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 126, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.081 209.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a3ac',
    500: '#2a7e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7e8b;
$custom-light: #71a3ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.041,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54903,
    "c": 0.08064,
    "h": 209.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7E8B

secondary

#B5685C

accent

#5E4BDD

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7E8B

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

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