#2A8997#2A8997

#2A8997 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.088 H 209.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8997
RGB	rgb(42, 137, 151)
HSL	hsl(188, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(188, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 9.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.53, -22.30, -15.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.53, 27.11, 214.67°)
OKLab	oklab(58.21% -0.0766 -0.0429)
OKLCH	oklch(58.21% 0.088 209.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.4840, 20.6161, 32.4354)
Luminance	0.2062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8997 #97382A

analogous

#2A976E #2A8997 #2A5397

triadic

#2A8997 #972A89 #89972A

tetradic

#2A8997 #6E2A97 #97382A #53972A

square

#2A8997 #6E2A97 #97382A #53972A

split-complementary

#2A8997 #972A53 #976E2A

monochromatic

#0F3237 #1D5E67 #2A8997 #37B4C7 #67C7D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#2A8997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#2A8997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8997

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8997	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8498

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 137, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.088 209.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74abb5',
    500: '#2a8997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8997;
$custom-light: #74abb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.706,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58208,
    "c": 0.08778,
    "h": 209.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8997

secondary

#BB6D62

accent

#5C48E0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8997

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

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