#2A8A7B#2A8A7B
#2A8A7B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.091 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8A7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 138, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 53%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 70%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 0%, 10.9%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.95, -31.25, -0.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.95, 31.25, 180.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.44% -0.0906 -0.0006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.44% 0.091 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6168, 20.0977, 21.8967) |
| Luminance | 0.2010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.57
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.54
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.56
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.98
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.15
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8A7B #8A2A39
analogous
#2A8A4B #2A8A7B #2A698A
triadic
#2A8A7B #7B2A8A #8A7B2A
tetradic
#2A8A7B #4B2A8A #8A2A39 #698A2A
square
#2A8A7B #4B2A8A #8A2A39 #698A2A
split-complementary
#2A8A7B #8A2A69 #8A4B2A
monochromatic
#0D2C27 #1C5B51 #2A8A7B #38B9A5 #60CFBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#2A8A7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#2A8A7B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A8A7B
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8A7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8A7B | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.02 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84827A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#76787C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008C85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8a7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 138, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.091 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71ada1',
500: '#2a8a7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8a7b; $custom-light: #71ada1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8a7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 138,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.625,
"s": 53.333,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5744,
"c": 0.09059,
"h": 180.4
},
"luminance": 0.20099
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8A7B
secondary
#B45B69
accent
#4B62DD
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100E
muted
#7B7F7E