#2A858D Color

#2A858D is rgb(42, 133, 141) in RGB and hsl(185, 54%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A858D

HEX#2A858D

RGBrgb(42, 133, 141)

HSLhsl(185, 54%, 36%)

HSVhsv(185, 70%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.084 203.6)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 6%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A858D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A858D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A858D Complementary#8D322A Analogous#2A8D64 Analogous#2A548D Triadic#8D2A85 Triadic#858D2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A858D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#35A6B1 #4ABEC9 #6ECBD4 #8DD6DD #B0E3E8 #D4F0F2

Shades

#24737A #20646A #1A5156 #154347 #0F3033 #0B2123

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