#2A8B89#2A8B89
#2A8B89 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.087 H 193.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8B89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 139, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.8%, 0%, 1.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.69, -27.68, -7.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.69, 28.56, 194.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.18% -0.085 -0.0196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.18% 0.087 193) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7008, 20.7619, 26.8947) |
| Luminance | 0.2076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 1.69
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 1.80
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.26
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 4.54
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.09
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8B89 #8B2A2C
analogous
#2A8B58 #2A8B89 #2A5C8B
triadic
#2A8B89 #892A8B #8B892A
tetradic
#2A8B89 #582A8B #8B2A2C #5C8B2A
square
#2A8B89 #582A8B #8B2A2C #5C8B2A
split-complementary
#2A8B89 #8B2A5C #8B582A
monochromatic
#0E2D2C #1C5C5B #2A8B89 #38BAB7 #60CFCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#2A8B89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#2A8B89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A8B89
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8B89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8B89 | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#828489
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#74798A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8b89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 139, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.087 193.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73adab',
500: '#2a8b89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8b89; $custom-light: #73adab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8b89",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 139,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.763,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58181,
"c": 0.08724,
"h": 193
},
"luminance": 0.20764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8B89
secondary
#B55C5E
accent
#4B4EDD
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F