#2A8C9D Color

#2A8C9D is rgb(42, 140, 157) in RGB and hsl(189, 58%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A8C9D

HEX#2A8C9D

RGBrgb(42, 140, 157)

HSLhsl(189, 58%, 39%)

HSVhsv(189, 73%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.091 211.7)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 11%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A8C9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A8C9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A8C9D Complementary#9D3B2A Analogous#2A9D75 Analogous#2A529D Triadic#9D2A8C Triadic#8C9D2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A8C9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#32A9BD #4EBCD0 #6EC8D8 #92D6E2 #B2E2EB #D7F0F4

Shades

#247A89 #1F6875 #1A5661 #14444D #0F3238 #0A2024

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