#2A8D7A#2A8D7A
#2A8D7A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.094 H 177.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8D7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 141, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.2%, 0%, 13.5%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.89, -32.94, 1.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.89, 32.99, 176.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.2% -0.0943 0.0046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.2% 0.094 177.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9909, 20.9455, 21.7141) |
| Luminance | 0.2095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.54
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.83
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.55
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.98
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.69
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8D7A #8D2A3D
analogous
#2A8D48 #2A8D7A #2A6E8D
triadic
#2A8D7A #7A2A8D #8D7A2A
tetradic
#2A8D7A #482A8D #8D2A3D #6E8D2A
square
#2A8D7A #482A8D #8D2A3D #6E8D2A
split-complementary
#2A8D7A #8D2A6E #8D482A
monochromatic
#0E2F28 #1C5E51 #2A8D7A #38BCA3 #61D0BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#2A8D7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.19
#2A8D7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A8D7A
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8D7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8D7A | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#878479
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7A7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8d7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 141, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.094 177.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72afa0',
500: '#2a8d7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8d7a; $custom-light: #72afa0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8d7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 141,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.485,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58199,
"c": 0.09444,
"h": 177.2
},
"luminance": 0.20947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8D7A
secondary
#B65D6E
accent
#4A67DD
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100E
muted
#7B7F7E