#2A8B7A#2A8B7A
#2A8B7A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.092 H 178.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8B7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 139, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.8%, 0%, 12.2%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.24, -32.00, 0.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.24, 32.02, 178.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.67% -0.0922 0.0021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.67% 0.092 178.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6986, 20.3611, 21.6167) |
| Luminance | 0.2036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.59
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.70
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.27
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.87
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.69
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8B7A #8B2A3B
analogous
#2A8B4A #2A8B7A #2A6B8B
triadic
#2A8B7A #7A2A8B #8B7A2A
tetradic
#2A8B7A #4A2A8B #8B2A3B #6B8B2A
square
#2A8B7A #4A2A8B #8B2A3B #6B8B2A
split-complementary
#2A8B7A #8B2A6B #8B4A2A
monochromatic
#0E2D27 #1C5C51 #2A8B7A #38BAA3 #60CFBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#2A8B7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.07
#2A8B7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A8B7A
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8B7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8B7A | 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)
#858279
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#78787B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8b7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 139, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.092 178.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71ada0',
500: '#2a8b7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8b7a; $custom-light: #71ada0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8b7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 139,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.485,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57672,
"c": 0.09219,
"h": 178.7
},
"luminance": 0.20363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8B7A
secondary
#B55C6C
accent
#4B64DD
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100E
muted
#7B7F7E