#2A8A80#2A8A80
#2A8A80 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.089 H 185.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8A80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 138, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 53%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 70%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 0%, 7.2%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.09, -29.83, -2.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.09, 29.96, 185.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.61% -0.0882 -0.0078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.61% 0.089 185.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9378, 20.2261, 23.5874) |
| Luminance | 0.2023 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.72
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.51
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.15
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.21
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.97
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8A80 #8A2A34
analogous
#2A8A50 #2A8A80 #2A648A
triadic
#2A8A80 #802A8A #8A802A
tetradic
#2A8A80 #502A8A #8A2A34 #648A2A
square
#2A8A80 #502A8A #8A2A34 #648A2A
split-complementary
#2A8A80 #8A2A64 #8A502A
monochromatic
#0D2C29 #1C5B54 #2A8A80 #38B9AC #60CFC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#2A8A80 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#2A8A80 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A8A80
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8A80 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8A80 | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#838280
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#757881
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8a80; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 138, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.089 185.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72aca4',
500: '#2a8a80',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8a80; $custom-light: #72aca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8a80",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 138,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.75,
"s": 53.333,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57606,
"c": 0.08853,
"h": 185.1
},
"luminance": 0.20228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8A80
secondary
#B45B65
accent
#4B5ADD
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7F