#2A8788#2A8788

#2A8788 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.084 H 196.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8788
RGB	rgb(42, 135, 136)
HSL	hsl(181, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(181, 69%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 0.7%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.38, -25.98, -8.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.38, 27.31, 197.98°)
OKLab	oklab(57.11% -0.0812 -0.0234)
OKLCH	oklch(57.11% 0.084 196.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0608, 19.5962, 26.3292)
Luminance	0.1960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8788 #882B2A

analogous

#2A885A #2A8788 #2A5888

triadic

#2A8788 #882A87 #87882A

tetradic

#2A8788 #5A2A88 #882B2A #58882A

square

#2A8788 #5A2A88 #882B2A #58882A

split-complementary

#2A8788 #882A58 #885A2A

monochromatic

#0D2A2A #1C5959 #2A8788 #38B5B7 #5FCCCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#2A8788 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#2A8788 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8788

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8788	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8788	1.00	4.27	4.92	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8088

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707689

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8788;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 135, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.084 196.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72aaaa',
    500: '#2a8788',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8788;
$custom-light: #72aaaa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8788",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.638,
    "s": 52.809,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57108,
    "c": 0.08447,
    "h": 196.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8788

secondary

#B35B5B

accent

#4D4CDC

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8788

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

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