#2A8798#2A8798

#2A8798 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.088 H 212.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8798
RGB	rgb(42, 135, 152)
HSL	hsl(189, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(189, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 11.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.93, -20.92, -16.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.93, 26.90, 218.94°)
OKLab	oklab(57.74% -0.0741 -0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(57.74% 0.088 212.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2839, 20.0854, 32.7710)
Luminance	0.2009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8798 #983B2A

analogous

#2A9872 #2A8798 #2A5098

triadic

#2A8798 #982A87 #87982A

tetradic

#2A8798 #722A98 #983B2A #50982A

square

#2A8798 #722A98 #983B2A #50982A

split-complementary

#2A8798 #982A50 #98722A

monochromatic

#103238 #1D5C68 #2A8798 #37B2C8 #67C4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#2A8798 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#2A8798 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8798

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8798	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8798	1.00	4.19	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8798;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 135, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.088 212.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74aab6',
    500: '#2a8798',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8798;
$custom-light: #74aab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8798",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.273,
    "s": 56.701,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57742,
    "c": 0.08775,
    "h": 212.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8798

secondary

#BB7062

accent

#5F48E0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8798

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

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