#2A8494#2A8494

#2A8494 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.086 H 211.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#2A8494
RGBrgb(42, 132, 148)
HSLhsl(189, 56%, 37%)
HSVhsv(189, 72%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(71.6%, 10.8%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LABlab(50.84, -20.64, -16.24)
CIE-LCHlch(50.84, 26.26, 218.20°)
OKLaboklab(56.81% -0.0726 -0.0452)
OKLCHoklch(56.81% 0.086 211.9)
XYZxyz(14.5491, 19.1312, 30.9371)
Luminance0.1913 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#2A8494 #943A2A
analogous
#2A946F #2A8494 #2A4F94
triadic
#2A8494 #942A84 #84942A
tetradic
#2A8494 #6F2A94 #943A2A #4F942A
square
#2A8494 #6F2A94 #943A2A #4F942A
split-complementary
#2A8494 #942A4F #946F2A
monochromatic
#0F2F35 #1C5964 #2A8494 #38AFC4 #65C3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35
#2A8494 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.83
#2A8494 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8494
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##2A8494#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##2A84941.004.354.834.83
#FFFFFF4.351.0021.0021.00
#0000004.8321.001.001.00
##0000004.8321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#777F95
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#687494
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008B89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #2a8494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 132, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.086 211.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73a8b3',
    500: '#2a8494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #2a8494;
$custom-light: #73a8b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#2a8494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.057,
    "s": 55.789,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56812,
    "c": 0.08552,
    "h": 211.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#2A8494
secondary
#B96E60
accent
#5F49DF
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EDF4F6
border
#C8CED0
text
#090F11
muted
#7B7F80

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#2A8494 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva