#2D8EA0#2D8EA0

#2D8EA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.091 H 212.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D8EA0
RGB	rgb(45, 142, 160)
HSL	hsl(189, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(189, 72%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.49, -21.59, -17.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.49, 27.87, 219.23°)
OKLab	oklab(59.92% -0.0766 -0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(59.92% 0.091 212.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.0977, 22.4400, 36.6811)
Luminance	0.2244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D8EA0 #A03F2D

analogous

#2DA078 #2D8EA0 #2D55A0

triadic

#2D8EA0 #A02D8E #8EA02D

tetradic

#2D8EA0 #782DA0 #A03F2D #55A02D

square

#2D8EA0 #782DA0 #A03F2D #55A02D

split-complementary

#2D8EA0 #A02D55 #A0782D

monochromatic

#123940 #206470 #2D8EA0 #41B4C9 #70C7D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#2D8EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#2D8EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2D8EA0

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D8EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2D8EA0	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)

#8089A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d8ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 142, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.091 212.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77afbc',
    500: '#2d8ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d8ea0;
$custom-light: #77afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d8ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.391,
    "s": 56.098,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5992,
    "c": 0.09095,
    "h": 212.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D8EA0

secondary

#BE786B

accent

#6048DF

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D8EA0

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

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