#2A8A9D Color

#2A8A9D is rgb(42, 138, 157) in RGB and hsl(190, 58%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A8A9D

HEX#2A8A9D

RGBrgb(42, 138, 157)

HSLhsl(190, 58%, 39%)

HSVhsv(190, 73%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.09 213.9)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 12%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A8A9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A8A9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A8A9D Complementary#9D3D2A Analogous#2A9D77 Analogous#2A509D Triadic#9D2A8A Triadic#8A9D2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A8A9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#32A6BD #4EBAD0 #6EC7D8 #92D5E2 #B2E1EB #D7EFF4

Shades

#247889 #1F6775 #1A5561 #14434D #0F3238 #0A2024

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