#2A8992#2A8992

#2A8992 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.086 H 204.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8992
RGB	rgb(42, 137, 146)
HSL	hsl(185, 55%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(185, 71%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 6.2%, 0%, 42.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.35, -23.89, -12.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.35, 27.10, 208.16°)
OKLab	oklab(58.01% -0.0788 -0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(58.01% 0.086 204.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0865, 20.4571, 30.3421)
Luminance	0.2046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8992 #92332A

analogous

#2A9267 #2A8992 #2A5592

triadic

#2A8992 #922A89 #89922A

tetradic

#2A8992 #672A92 #92332A #55922A

square

#2A8992 #672A92 #92332A #55922A

split-complementary

#2A8992 #922A55 #92672A

monochromatic

#0F3033 #1C5C62 #2A8992 #38B6C2 #64C9D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#2A8992 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#2A8992 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8992

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8992	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8992	1.00	4.12	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8393

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7892

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8992;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 137, 146);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.086 204.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73abb2',
    500: '#2a8992',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8992;
$custom-light: #73abb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8992",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 146
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.192,
    "s": 55.319,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58007,
    "c": 0.08641,
    "h": 204.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8992

secondary

#B8675F

accent

#5649DF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F5

border

#C8CECF

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8992

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

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