#2A898B#2A898B
#2A898B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.086 H 197.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A898B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 137, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.8%, 1.4%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.11, -26.07, -9.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.11, 27.61, 199.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.74% -0.0819 -0.0252) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.74% 0.086 197.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5586, 20.2460, 27.5617) |
| Luminance | 0.2025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 1.59
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 2.15
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.22
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 4.14
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 6.25
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A898B #8B2C2A
analogous
#2A8B5C #2A898B #2A588B
triadic
#2A898B #8B2A89 #898B2A
tetradic
#2A898B #5C2A8B #8B2C2A #588B2A
square
#2A898B #5C2A8B #8B2C2A #588B2A
split-complementary
#2A898B #8B2A58 #8B5C2A
monochromatic
#0E2C2D #1C5B5C #2A898B #38B7BA #60CDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#2A898B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#2A898B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A898B
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A898B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A898B | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F828B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#71788C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a898b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 137, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.086 197.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73acac',
500: '#2a898b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a898b; $custom-light: #73acac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a898b",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 137,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.237,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57737,
"c": 0.08573,
"h": 197.1
},
"luminance": 0.20248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A898B
secondary
#B55E5C
accent
#4E4BDD
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F