#2A8993#2A8993

#2A8993 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.087 H 205.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8993
RGB	rgb(42, 137, 147)
HSL	hsl(186, 56%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(186, 71%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 6.8%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.38, -23.58, -13.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.38, 27.08, 209.46°)
OKLab	oklab(58.05% -0.0783 -0.037)
OKLCH	oklch(58.05% 0.087 205.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1647, 20.4884, 30.7535)
Luminance	0.2049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8993 #93342A

analogous

#2A9369 #2A8993 #2A5593

triadic

#2A8993 #932A89 #89932A

tetradic

#2A8993 #692A93 #93342A #55932A

square

#2A8993 #692A93 #93342A #55932A

split-complementary

#2A8993 #932A55 #93692A

monochromatic

#0F3034 #1C5D63 #2A8993 #38B5C3 #65C8D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#2A8993 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#2A8993 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8993

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8993	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8993	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8394

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7893

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8993;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 137, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.087 205.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73abb2',
    500: '#2a8993',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8993;
$custom-light: #73abb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8993",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.714,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58046,
    "c": 0.08663,
    "h": 205.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8993

secondary

#B96860

accent

#5749DF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F5

border

#C8CECF

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8993

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

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