#2A8A72#2A8A72
#2A8A72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.096 H 172.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8A72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 138, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 53%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 70%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 0%, 17.4%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.70, -33.69, 4.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.70, 34.04, 171.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.16% -0.095 0.0123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.16% 0.096 172.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0791, 19.8826, 19.0648) |
| Luminance | 0.1988 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 5.59
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.65
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 5.83
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.48
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.64
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8A72 #8A2A42
analogous
#2A8A42 #2A8A72 #2A728A
triadic
#2A8A72 #722A8A #8A722A
tetradic
#2A8A72 #422A8A #8A2A42 #728A2A
square
#2A8A72 #422A8A #8A2A42 #728A2A
split-complementary
#2A8A72 #8A2A72 #8A422A
monochromatic
#0D2C24 #1C5B4B #2A8A72 #38B999 #60CFB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.22
#2A8A72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.98
#2A8A72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A8A72
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8A72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8A72 | 1.00 | 4.22 | 4.98 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#868171
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#787774
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008B83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8a72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 138, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.096 172.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71ad9a',
500: '#2a8a72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8a72; $custom-light: #71ad9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8a72",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 138,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165,
"s": 53.333,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57161,
"c": 0.09581,
"h": 172.6
},
"luminance": 0.19884
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8A72
secondary
#B45B72
accent
#4B6FDD
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100E
muted
#7B7F7E