#2A8E91#2A8E91
#2A8E91 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.089 H 198.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8E91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 142, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 55%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 71%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 2.1%, 0%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.90, -26.74, -9.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.90, 28.51, 200.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.25% -0.0845 -0.0274) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.25% 0.089 198) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7364, 21.8807, 30.1766) |
| Luminance | 0.2188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 2.63
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.80
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.75
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.46
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.83
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8E91 #912D2A
analogous
#2A9161 #2A8E91 #2A5B91
triadic
#2A8E91 #912A8E #8E912A
tetradic
#2A8E91 #612A91 #912D2A #5B912A
square
#2A8E91 #612A91 #912D2A #5B912A
split-complementary
#2A8E91 #912A5B #91612A
monochromatic
#0F3132 #1C6062 #2A8E91 #38BCC0 #63CFD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#2A8E91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.38
#2A8E91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A8E91
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8E91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8E91 | 1.00 | 3.91 | 5.38 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#848791
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#757C92
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00938F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8e91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 142, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.089 198.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74afb1',
500: '#2a8e91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8e91; $custom-light: #74afb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8e91",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 142,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.748,
"s": 55.08,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5925,
"c": 0.08886,
"h": 198
},
"luminance": 0.21883
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8E91
secondary
#B8615F
accent
#4E49DE
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EEF4F5
border
#C9CECF
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F