#2A8F8D#2A8F8D

#2A8F8D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.090 H 193.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8F8D
RGB	rgb(42, 143, 141)
HSL	hsl(179, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(179, 71%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.6%, 0%, 1.4%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.09, -28.45, -7.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.09, 29.37, 194.37°)
OKLab	oklab(59.36% -0.0874 -0.0203)
OKLCH	oklch(59.36% 0.09 193.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.5828, 22.0584, 28.6306)
Luminance	0.2206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8F8D #8F2A2C

analogous

#2A8F5B #2A8F8D #2A5F8F

triadic

#2A8F8D #8D2A8F #8F8D2A

tetradic

#2A8F8D #5B2A8F #8F2A2C #5F8F2A

square

#2A8F8D #5B2A8F #8F2A2C #5F8F2A

split-complementary

#2A8F8D #8F2A5F #8F5B2A

monochromatic

#0E3030 #1C605E #2A8F8D #38BEBC #62D1CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#2A8F8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#2A8F8D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8F8D

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8F8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8F8D	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#86888D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777D8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00938E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8f8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 143, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.090 193.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b0ae',
    500: '#2a8f8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8f8d;
$custom-light: #74b0ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8f8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.812,
    "s": 54.595,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5936,
    "c": 0.08973,
    "h": 193.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8F8D

secondary

#B75E60

accent

#4A4DDE

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF5F4

border

#C8CFCE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8F8D

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

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