#2A8F83#2A8F83
#2A8F83 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.092 H 183.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8F83 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 143, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 55%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 71%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.6%, 0%, 8.4%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.79, -31.37, -1.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.79, 31.43, 183.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.01% -0.0921 -0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.01% 0.092 183.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8721, 21.7741, 24.8874) |
| Luminance | 0.2178 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 1.98
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.56
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.61
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.09
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.37
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8F83 #8F2A36
analogous
#2A8F51 #2A8F83 #2A698F
triadic
#2A8F83 #832A8F #8F832A
tetradic
#2A8F83 #512A8F #8F2A36 #698F2A
square
#2A8F83 #512A8F #8F2A36 #698F2A
split-complementary
#2A8F83 #8F2A69 #8F512A
monochromatic
#0E302C #1C6058 #2A8F83 #38BEAE #62D1C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#2A8F83 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.36
#2A8F83 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A8F83
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8F83 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8F83 | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.36 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#888783
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7C84
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00928B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8f83; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 143, 131); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.092 183.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b0a7',
500: '#2a8f83',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8f83; $custom-light: #73b0a7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8f83",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 143,
"b": 131
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.871,
"s": 54.595,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59014,
"c": 0.09231,
"h": 183.6
},
"luminance": 0.21776
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8F83
secondary
#B75E68
accent
#4A5BDE
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF5F4
border
#C8CFCE
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7F