#2A838B#2A838B

#2A838B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.082 H 203.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A838B
RGB	rgb(42, 131, 139)
HSL	hsl(185, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(185, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.8%, 5.8%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.20, -23.00, -11.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.20, 25.92, 207.45°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% -0.0755 -0.0332)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.082 203.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.7293, 18.5874, 27.2852)
Luminance	0.1859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A838B #8B322A

analogous

#2A8B62 #2A838B #2A538B

triadic

#2A838B #8B2A83 #838B2A

tetradic

#2A838B #622A8B #8B322A #538B2A

square

#2A838B #622A8B #8B322A #538B2A

split-complementary

#2A838B #8B2A53 #8B622A

monochromatic

#0E2A2D #1C575C #2A838B #38AFBA #60C6CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#2A838B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#2A838B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A838B

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A838B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A838B	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#797D8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A738B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008885

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a838b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 131, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.082 203.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a7ac',
    500: '#2a838b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a838b;
$custom-light: #72a7ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a838b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.948,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56189,
    "c": 0.08244,
    "h": 203.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A838B

secondary

#B5635C

accent

#574BDD

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A838B

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

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