#2A8A8F#2A8A8F
#2A8A8F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.086 H 200.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8A8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 138, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 55%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 71%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.6%, 3.5%, 0%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.56, -25.34, -10.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.56, 27.52, 202.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.15% -0.0812 -0.0298) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.15% 0.086 200.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9991, 20.6506, 29.1768) |
| Luminance | 0.2065 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.41
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.06
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.38
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.01
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.75
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8A8F #8F2F2A
analogous
#2A8F62 #2A8A8F #2A588F
triadic
#2A8A8F #8F2A8A #8A8F2A
tetradic
#2A8A8F #622A8F #8F2F2A #588F2A
square
#2A8A8F #622A8F #8F2F2A #588F2A
split-complementary
#2A8A8F #8F2A58 #8F622A
monochromatic
#0E2F30 #1C5C60 #2A8A8F #38B8BE #62CCD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#2A8A8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.13
#2A8A8F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A8A8F
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8A8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8A8F | 1.00 | 4.09 | 5.13 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80848F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#71798F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8a8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 138, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.086 200.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73acaf',
500: '#2a8a8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8a8f; $custom-light: #73acaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8a8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 138,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.97,
"s": 54.595,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58147,
"c": 0.08646,
"h": 200.1
},
"luminance": 0.20652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8A8F
secondary
#B7625E
accent
#514ADE
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F