#2A8888#2A8888

#2A8888 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.085 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8888
RGB	rgb(42, 136, 136)
HSL	hsl(180, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(180, 69%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 0%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.70, -26.48, -7.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.70, 27.65, 196.72°)
OKLab	oklab(57.37% -0.0822 -0.0221)
OKLCH	oklch(57.37% 0.085 195)
XYZ	xyz(14.2009, 19.8765, 26.3759)
Luminance	0.1988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8888 #882A2A

analogous

#2A8859 #2A8888 #2A5988

triadic

#2A8888 #882A88 #88882A

tetradic

#2A8888 #592A88 #882A2A #59882A

square

#2A8888 #592A88 #882A2A #59882A

split-complementary

#2A8888 #882A59 #88592A

monochromatic

#0D2A2A #1C5959 #2A8888 #38B7B7 #5FCECE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#2A8888 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98

#2A8888 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8888

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8888	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8888	1.00	4.22	4.98	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8188

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717789

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8888;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 136, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.085 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72abaa',
    500: '#2a8888',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8888;
$custom-light: #72abaa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8888",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 52.809,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57367,
    "c": 0.08516,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.19878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8888

secondary

#B35B5B

accent

#4C4CDC

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8888

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

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