#2A858E#2A858E

#2A858E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.084 H 204.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A858E
RGB	rgb(42, 133, 142)
HSL	hsl(185, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(185, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 6.3%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.94, -23.09, -12.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.94, 26.30, 208.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.82% -0.0763 -0.0349)
OKLCH	oklch(56.82% 0.084 204.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.2227, 19.2187, 28.5459)
Luminance	0.1922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A858E #8E332A

analogous

#2A8E65 #2A858E #2A538E

triadic

#2A858E #8E2A85 #858E2A

tetradic

#2A858E #652A8E #8E332A #538E2A

square

#2A858E #652A8E #8E332A #538E2A

split-complementary

#2A858E #8E2A53 #8E652A

monochromatic

#0E2D30 #1C595F #2A858E #38B1BD #62C7D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.34

#2A858E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.84

#2A858E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A858E

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A858E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A858E	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)

#7A7F8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C758E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a858e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 133, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.084 204.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a9af',
    500: '#2a858e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a858e;
$custom-light: #72a9af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a858e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.4,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56823,
    "c": 0.08391,
    "h": 204.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A858E

secondary

#B6655D

accent

#574ADE

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A858E

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

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