#2A8B7D#2A8B7D
#2A8B7D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.091 H 181.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8B7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 139, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.8%, 0%, 10.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.33, -31.17, -0.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.33, 31.17, 181.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.77% -0.0907 -0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.77% 0.091 181.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8874, 20.4366, 22.6108) |
| Luminance | 0.2044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.15
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.15
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.22
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.55
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.72
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8B7D #8B2A38
analogous
#2A8B4C #2A8B7D #2A688B
triadic
#2A8B7D #7D2A8B #8B7D2A
tetradic
#2A8B7D #4C2A8B #8B2A38 #688B2A
square
#2A8B7D #4C2A8B #8B2A38 #688B2A
split-complementary
#2A8B7D #8B2A68 #8B4C2A
monochromatic
#0E2D28 #1C5C53 #2A8B7D #38BAA7 #60CFBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#2A8B7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#2A8B7D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A8B7D
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8B7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8B7D | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85837C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#77797E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8b7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 139, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.091 181.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72ada2',
500: '#2a8b7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8b7d; $custom-light: #72ada2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8b7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 139,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.34,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57768,
"c": 0.09074,
"h": 181.4
},
"luminance": 0.20438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8B7D
secondary
#B55C69
accent
#4B60DD
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7E