#2A8987#2A8987

#2A8987 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.086 H 193.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8987
RGB	rgb(42, 137, 135)
HSL	hsl(179, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(179, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 0%, 1.5%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.99, -27.28, -6.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.99, 28.15, 194.28°)
OKLab	oklab(57.59% -0.0838 -0.0193)
OKLCH	oklch(57.59% 0.086 193)
XYZ	xyz(14.2717, 20.1312, 26.0505)
Luminance	0.2013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8987 #892A2C

analogous

#2A8958 #2A8987 #2A5B89

triadic

#2A8987 #872A89 #89872A

tetradic

#2A8987 #582A89 #892A2C #5B892A

square

#2A8987 #582A89 #892A2C #5B892A

split-complementary

#2A8987 #892A5B #89582A

monochromatic

#0D2B2B #1C5A59 #2A8987 #38B8B5 #5FCECC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#2A8987 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#2A8987 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8987

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8987	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8987	1.00	4.18	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808287

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727888

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8987;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 137, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.086 193.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72aca9',
    500: '#2a8987',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8987;
$custom-light: #72aca9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8987",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.737,
    "s": 53.073,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5759,
    "c": 0.08598,
    "h": 193
  },
  "luminance": 0.20133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8987

secondary

#B45B5D

accent

#4B4EDC

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8987

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

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