#2A8F99#2A8F99

#2A8F99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.090 H 204.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8F99
RGB	rgb(42, 143, 153)
HSL	hsl(185, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(185, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 6.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.49, -24.76, -13.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.49, 28.25, 208.81°)
OKLab	oklab(59.81% -0.082 -0.0378)
OKLCH	oklch(59.81% 0.09 204.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.5246, 22.4351, 33.5903)
Luminance	0.2244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8F99 #99342A

analogous

#2A996B #2A8F99 #2A5899

triadic

#2A8F99 #992A8F #8F992A

tetradic

#2A8F99 #6B2A99 #99342A #58992A

square

#2A8F99 #6B2A99 #99342A #58992A

split-complementary

#2A8F99 #992A58 #996B2A

monochromatic

#103539 #1D6269 #2A8F99 #38BBC8 #68CCD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#2A8F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#2A8F99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8F99

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8F99	1.00	3.83	5.49	5.49
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#83899A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737D99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009592

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 143, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.090 204.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b0b7',
    500: '#2a8f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8f99;
$custom-light: #75b0b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.405,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59813,
    "c": 0.0903,
    "h": 204.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8F99

secondary

#BC6B63

accent

#5548E0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8F99

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

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