#2A8D8F#2A8D8F

#2A8D8F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.088 H 197.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8D8F
RGB	rgb(42, 141, 143)
HSL	hsl(181, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(181, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.6%, 1.4%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.52, -26.85, -9.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.52, 28.42, 199.09°)
OKLab	oklab(58.92% -0.0844 -0.0258)
OKLCH	oklch(58.92% 0.088 197)
XYZ	xyz(15.4354, 21.5234, 29.3222)
Luminance	0.2152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8D8F #8F2C2A

analogous

#2A8F5F #2A8D8F #2A5B8F

triadic

#2A8D8F #8F2A8D #8D8F2A

tetradic

#2A8D8F #5F2A8F #8F2C2A #5B8F2A

square

#2A8D8F #5F2A8F #8F2C2A #5B8F2A

split-complementary

#2A8D8F #8F2A5B #8F5F2A

monochromatic

#0E3030 #1C5E60 #2A8D8F #38BCBE #62CFD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#2A8D8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#2A8D8F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8D8F

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8D8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8D8F	1.00	3.96	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#83868F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747B90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00928D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8d8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 141, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.088 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74aeaf',
    500: '#2a8d8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8d8f;
$custom-light: #74aeaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8d8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.188,
    "s": 54.595,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58918,
    "c": 0.08823,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.21525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8D8F

secondary

#B7605E

accent

#4D4ADE

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8D8F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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