#2A8982#2A8982

#2A8982 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.087 H 187.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8982
RGB	rgb(42, 137, 130)
HSL	hsl(176, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(176, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 0%, 5.1%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.83, -28.77, -4.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.83, 29.08, 188.43°)
OKLab	oklab(57.41% -0.0861 -0.012)
OKLCH	oklch(57.41% 0.087 187.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9279, 19.9937, 24.2399)
Luminance	0.1999 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8982 #892A31

analogous

#2A8952 #2A8982 #2A6089

triadic

#2A8982 #822A89 #89822A

tetradic

#2A8982 #522A89 #892A31 #60892A

square

#2A8982 #522A89 #892A31 #60892A

split-complementary

#2A8982 #892A60 #89522A

monochromatic

#0D2B29 #1C5A56 #2A8982 #38B8AE #5FCEC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#2A8982 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#2A8982 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8982

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8982	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8982	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818282

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737783

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8982;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 137, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.087 187.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72aca6',
    500: '#2a8982',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8982;
$custom-light: #72aca6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8982",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.579,
    "s": 53.073,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57413,
    "c": 0.08697,
    "h": 187.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8982

secondary

#B45B62

accent

#4B56DC

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#09100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8982

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →