#2A8AAB#2A8AAB

#2A8AAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.099 H 225.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8AAB
RGB	rgb(42, 138, 171)
HSL	hsl(195, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 19.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.61, -16.18, -25.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.61, 30.04, 237.42°)
OKLab	oklab(59.33% -0.0695 -0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(59.33% 0.099 225.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.3910, 21.6074, 41.7743)
Luminance	0.2161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8AAB #AB4B2A

analogous

#2AAB8C #2A8AAB #2A4AAB

triadic

#2A8AAB #AB2A8A #8AAB2A

tetradic

#2A8AAB #8C2AAB #AB4B2A #4AAB2A

square

#2A8AAB #8C2AAB #AB4B2A #4AAB2A

split-complementary

#2A8AAB #AB2A4A #AB8C2A

monochromatic

#123B49 #1E627A #2A8AAB #42ACD1 #73C2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#2A8AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32

#2A8AAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8AAB

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8AAB	1.00	3.95	5.32	5.32
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7887AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 138, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.099 225.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77acc4',
    500: '#2a8aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8aab;
$custom-light: #77acc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.349,
    "s": 60.563,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59332,
    "c": 0.0993,
    "h": 225.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8AAB

secondary

#C4836D

accent

#6D44E4

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8AAB

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

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