#2A8296#2A8296

#2A8296 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.086 H 216.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8296
RGB	rgb(42, 130, 150)
HSL	hsl(191, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(191, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 13.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.28, -18.91, -18.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.28, 26.29, 223.99°)
OKLab	oklab(56.39% -0.0696 -0.0509)
OKLCH	oklch(56.39% 0.086 216.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4402, 18.6579, 31.6885)
Luminance	0.1866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8296 #963E2A

analogous

#2A9674 #2A8296 #2A4C96

triadic

#2A8296 #962A82 #82962A

tetradic

#2A8296 #742A96 #963E2A #4C962A

square

#2A8296 #742A96 #963E2A #4C962A

split-complementary

#2A8296 #962A4C #96742A

monochromatic

#0F2F36 #1D5966 #2A8296 #37ABC6 #66C0D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.44

#2A8296 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.73

#2A8296 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8296

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8296	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8296	1.00	4.44	4.73	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#747E97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8296;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 130, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.086 216.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73a6b5',
    500: '#2a8296',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8296;
$custom-light: #73a6b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8296",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.111,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5639,
    "c": 0.08625,
    "h": 216.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8296

secondary

#BA7261

accent

#6448E0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8296

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

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