#2A8890#2A8890

#2A8890 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.086 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8890
RGB	rgb(42, 136, 144)
HSL	hsl(185, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(185, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 5.6%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.96, -24.01, -12.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.96, 26.94, 206.96°)
OKLab	oklab(57.67% -0.0786 -0.0339)
OKLCH	oklch(57.67% 0.086 203.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7908, 20.1125, 29.4827)
Luminance	0.2011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8890 #90322A

analogous

#2A9065 #2A8890 #2A5590

triadic

#2A8890 #902A88 #88902A

tetradic

#2A8890 #652A90 #90322A #55902A

square

#2A8890 #652A90 #90322A #55902A

split-complementary

#2A8890 #902A55 #90652A

monochromatic

#0E2F31 #1C5B61 #2A8890 #38B5BF #63C9D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#2A8890 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#2A8890 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8890

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8890	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8890	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	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)

#7D8291

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7790

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8890;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 136, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.086 203.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73abb0',
    500: '#2a8890',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8890;
$custom-light: #73abb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8890",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.706,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57672,
    "c": 0.0856,
    "h": 203.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8890

secondary

#B7655E

accent

#554ADE

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8890

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

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