#2a8e8b

Color #2a8e8b

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 3.43 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#2a8e8b

RGB

rgb(42, 142, 139)

HSL

hsl(178.2, 54.3%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(178.2, 70.4%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.4%, 0%, 2.1%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(53.71, -28.56, -6.7)

LCH

lch(53.71, 29.34, 193.2)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.0893, 192.09)

HWB

hwb(178.2, 16.5%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e2a2d

Analogous

#2a8e59

#2a8e8b

#2a5f8e

Triadic

#2a8e8b

#8b2a8e

#8e8b2a

Split-complementary

#2a8e8b

#8e2a5f

#8e592a

Tetradic

#2a8e8b

#2a2d8e

#8e2a2d

#8e8b2a

Square

#2a8e8b

#592a8e

#8e2a2d

#5f8e2a

Shades

Color #2a8e8b mixed toward black.

#237674

#1c5f5d

#154746

#0e2f2e

#071817

Tints

Color #2a8e8b mixed toward white.

#36b8b4

#57cdca

#81dad7

#abe6e4

#d5f3f2

Tones

Color #2a8e8b mixed toward gray.

#328683

#3b7d7b

#437574

#4b6d6c

#546464

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#65668c · ΔE 29

Deuteranopia

#60588c · ΔE 33

Tritanopia

#358c8c · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 21.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2a8e8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2a8e8b]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#2a8e8b (#2a8e8b) is rgb(42, 142, 139) in RGB.

No, #2a8e8b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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