#2A8496#2A8496

#2A8496 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.086 H 213.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8496
RGB	rgb(42, 132, 150)
HSL	hsl(190, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(190, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 12%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.91, -19.98, -17.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.91, 26.43, 220.87°)
OKLab	oklab(56.9% -0.0718 -0.0482)
OKLCH	oklch(56.9% 0.086 213.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.7088, 19.1951, 31.7781)
Luminance	0.1920 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8496 #963C2A

analogous

#2A9672 #2A8496 #2A4E96

triadic

#2A8496 #962A84 #84962A

tetradic

#2A8496 #722A96 #963C2A #4E962A

square

#2A8496 #722A96 #963C2A #4E962A

split-complementary

#2A8496 #962A4E #96722A

monochromatic

#0F3036 #1D5A66 #2A8496 #37AEC6 #66C2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.34

#2A8496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.84

#2A8496 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8496

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8496	1.00	4.34	4.84	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 132, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.086 213.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73a8b4',
    500: '#2a8496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8496;
$custom-light: #73a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56897,
    "c": 0.08642,
    "h": 213.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8496

secondary

#BA7061

accent

#6148E0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8496

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

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