#2A8897#2A8897

#2A8897 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.088 H 210.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8897
RGB	rgb(42, 136, 151)
HSL	hsl(188, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(188, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 9.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.21, -21.77, -15.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.21, 26.96, 216.14°)
OKLab	oklab(57.95% -0.0755 -0.0442)
OKLCH	oklch(57.95% 0.088 210.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.3425, 20.3331, 32.3882)
Luminance	0.2034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8897 #97392A

analogous

#2A976F #2A8897 #2A5197

triadic

#2A8897 #972A88 #88972A

tetradic

#2A8897 #6F2A97 #97392A #51972A

square

#2A8897 #6F2A97 #97392A #51972A

split-complementary

#2A8897 #972A51 #976F2A

monochromatic

#0F3237 #1D5D67 #2A8897 #37B3C7 #67C6D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#2A8897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#2A8897 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8897

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8897	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8398

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 136, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.088 210.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74abb5',
    500: '#2a8897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8897;
$custom-light: #74abb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.257,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57954,
    "c": 0.08754,
    "h": 210.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8897

secondary

#BB6E62

accent

#5D48E0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8897

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

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