#2A838D Color

#2A838D is rgb(42, 131, 141) in RGB and hsl(186, 54%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A838D

HEX#2A838D

RGBrgb(42, 131, 141)

HSLhsl(186, 54%, 36%)

HSVhsv(186, 70%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.083 205.8)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 7%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A838D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.44:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A838D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A838D Complementary#8D342A Analogous#2A8D66 Analogous#2A528D Triadic#8D2A83 Triadic#838D2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A838D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#35A4B1 #4ABCC9 #6EC9D4 #8DD5DD #B0E2E8 #D4EFF2

Shades

#24717A #20636A #1A5056 #154247 #0F2F33 #0B2123

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