#2A8B79#2A8B79
#2A8B79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.093 H 177.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8B79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 139, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.8%, 0%, 12.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.22, -32.28, 1.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.22, 32.31, 177.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.64% -0.0926 0.0035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.64% 0.093 177.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6370, 20.3364, 21.2921) |
| Luminance | 0.2034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.81
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.90
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.64
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.02
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.95
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8B79 #8B2A3C
analogous
#2A8B48 #2A8B79 #2A6C8B
triadic
#2A8B79 #792A8B #8B792A
tetradic
#2A8B79 #482A8B #8B2A3C #6C8B2A
square
#2A8B79 #482A8B #8B2A3C #6C8B2A
split-complementary
#2A8B79 #8B2A6C #8B482A
monochromatic
#0E2D27 #1C5C50 #2A8B79 #38BAA2 #60CFBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#2A8B79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.07
#2A8B79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A8B79
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8B79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8B79 | 1.00 | 4.14 | 5.07 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#858278
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#78787A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8b79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 139, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.093 177.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71ad9f',
500: '#2a8b79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8b79; $custom-light: #71ad9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8b79",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 139,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.866,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5764,
"c": 0.09272,
"h": 177.8
},
"luminance": 0.20338
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8B79
secondary
#B55C6C
accent
#4B66DD
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100E
muted
#7B7F7E