#2A8178#2A8178
#2A8178 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.083 H 185.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8178 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 129, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 51%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 67%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.4%, 0%, 7%, 49.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.94, -27.75, -2.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.94, 27.88, 185.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.97% -0.0821 -0.0077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.97% 0.083 185.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1937, 17.5475, 20.5100) |
| Luminance | 0.1755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 3.99
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.39
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 4.43
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.33
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.37
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8178 #812A33
analogous
#2A814C #2A8178 #2A5E81
triadic
#2A8178 #782A81 #81782A
tetradic
#2A8178 #4C2A81 #812A33 #5E812A
square
#2A8178 #4C2A81 #812A33 #5E812A
split-complementary
#2A8178 #812A5E #814C2A
monochromatic
#0C2522 #1B534D #2A8178 #39AFA3 #5CCABE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.66
#2A8178 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.51
#2A8178 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A8178
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8178 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8178 | 1.00 | 4.66 | 4.51 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7A78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E7079
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00847E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8178; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 129, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.083 185.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70a69e',
500: '#2a8178',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8178; $custom-light: #70a69e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8178",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 129,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.793,
"s": 50.877,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54966,
"c": 0.0825,
"h": 185.3
},
"luminance": 0.17549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8178
secondary
#AF5760
accent
#4D5CDA
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#080F0E
muted
#7B7F7E