#2A8D8B#2A8D8B
#2A8D8B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.088 H 193.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8D8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 141, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.2%, 0%, 1.4%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.39, -28.06, -7.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.39, 28.97, 194.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.77% -0.0862 -0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.77% 0.088 193) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1378, 21.4043, 27.7547) |
| Luminance | 0.2141 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 1.86
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 1.98
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.69
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.63
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.90
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8D8B #8D2A2C
analogous
#2A8D59 #2A8D8B #2A5D8D
triadic
#2A8D8B #8B2A8D #8D8B2A
tetradic
#2A8D8B #592A8D #8D2A2C #5D8D2A
square
#2A8D8B #592A8D #8D2A2C #5D8D2A
split-complementary
#2A8D8B #8D2A5D #8D592A
monochromatic
#0E2F2E #1C5E5D #2A8D8B #38BCB9 #61D0CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#2A8D8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#2A8D8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A8D8B
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8D8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8D8B | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84868B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#757B8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00918C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8d8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 141, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.088 193.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73afac',
500: '#2a8d8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8d8b; $custom-light: #73afac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8d8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 141,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.788,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58771,
"c": 0.08849,
"h": 193
},
"luminance": 0.21406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8D8B
secondary
#B65D5F
accent
#4A4DDD
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F