#2A8697#2A8697

#2A8697 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.087 H 212.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8697
RGB	rgb(42, 134, 151)
HSL	hsl(189, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(189, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 11.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.58, -20.72, -16.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.58, 26.71, 219.13°)
OKLab	oklab(57.45% -0.0734 -0.0469)
OKLCH	oklch(57.45% 0.087 212.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.0635, 19.7751, 32.2952)
Luminance	0.1978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8697 #973B2A

analogous

#2A9772 #2A8697 #2A4F97

triadic

#2A8697 #972A86 #86972A

tetradic

#2A8697 #722A97 #973B2A #4F972A

square

#2A8697 #722A97 #973B2A #4F972A

split-complementary

#2A8697 #972A4F #97722A

monochromatic

#0F3137 #1D5C67 #2A8697 #37B0C7 #67C4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#2A8697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#2A8697 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8697

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8697	1.00	4.24	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 134, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.087 212.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a9b5',
    500: '#2a8697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8697;
$custom-light: #74a9b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.358,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57446,
    "c": 0.08715,
    "h": 212.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8697

secondary

#BB7062

accent

#6048E0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8697

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

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