#2A878E#2A878E

#2A878E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.085 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A878E
RGB	rgb(42, 135, 142)
HSL	hsl(184, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(184, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 4.9%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.58, -24.12, -11.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.58, 26.78, 205.74°)
OKLab	oklab(57.34% -0.0784 -0.0323)
OKLCH	oklch(57.34% 0.085 202.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.4992, 19.7715, 28.6381)
Luminance	0.1977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A878E #8E312A

analogous

#2A8E63 #2A878E #2A558E

triadic

#2A878E #8E2A87 #878E2A

tetradic

#2A878E #632A8E #8E312A #558E2A

square

#2A878E #632A8E #8E312A #558E2A

split-complementary

#2A878E #8E2A55 #8E632A

monochromatic

#0E2D30 #1C5A5F #2A878E #38B4BD #62C9D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#2A878E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#2A878E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A878E

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A878E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A878E	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C818F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E768E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a878e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 135, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.085 202.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aaaf',
    500: '#2a878e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a878e;
$custom-light: #73aaaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a878e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.2,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57337,
    "c": 0.08481,
    "h": 202.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A878E

secondary

#B6645D

accent

#544ADE

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A878E

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

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