#2A8985#2A8985

#2A8985 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.086 H 191.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8985
RGB	rgb(42, 137, 133)
HSL	hsl(177, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(177, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 0%, 2.9%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.92, -27.88, -5.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.92, 28.49, 191.90°)
OKLab	oklab(57.52% -0.0847 -0.0164)
OKLCH	oklch(57.52% 0.086 191)
XYZ	xyz(14.1322, 20.0754, 25.3159)
Luminance	0.2008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8985 #892A2E

analogous

#2A8956 #2A8985 #2A5D89

triadic

#2A8985 #852A89 #89852A

tetradic

#2A8985 #562A89 #892A2E #5D892A

square

#2A8985 #562A89 #892A2E #5D892A

split-complementary

#2A8985 #892A5D #89562A

monochromatic

#0D2B2A #1C5A58 #2A8985 #38B8B2 #5FCEC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#2A8985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#2A8985 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8985

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8985	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)

#818285

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737786

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 137, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.086 191.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72aca8',
    500: '#2a8985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8985;
$custom-light: #72aca8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.474,
    "s": 53.073,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57518,
    "c": 0.08629,
    "h": 191
  },
  "luminance": 0.20077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8985

secondary

#B45B5F

accent

#4B51DC

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#09100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8985

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

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