#2A858D#2A858D

#2A858D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.084 H 203.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A858D
RGB	rgb(42, 133, 141)
HSL	hsl(185, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(185, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 5.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.91, -23.41, -12.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.91, 26.33, 207.25°)
OKLab	oklab(56.78% -0.0767 -0.0334)
OKLCH	oklch(56.78% 0.084 203.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.1480, 19.1888, 28.1523)
Luminance	0.1919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A858D #8D322A

analogous

#2A8D63 #2A858D #2A548D

triadic

#2A858D #8D2A85 #858D2A

tetradic

#2A858D #632A8D #8D322A #548D2A

square

#2A858D #632A8D #8D322A #548D2A

split-complementary

#2A858D #8D2A54 #8D632A

monochromatic

#0E2C2F #1C595E #2A858D #38B1BC #61C7D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.34

#2A858D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.84

#2A858D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A858D

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A858D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A858D	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)

#7A7F8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C758D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a858d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 133, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.084 203.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a9ae',
    500: '#2a858d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a858d;
$custom-light: #72a9ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a858d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.848,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56783,
    "c": 0.08371,
    "h": 203.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A858D

secondary

#B6645D

accent

#564ADD

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A858D

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

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