#2A8CAC Color

#2A8CAC is rgb(42, 140, 172) in RGB and hsl(195, 61%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A8CAC

HEX#2A8CAC

RGBrgb(42, 140, 172)

HSLhsl(195, 61%, 42%)

HSVhsv(195, 76%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.1 224.4)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 19%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A8CAC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A8CAC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A8CAC Complementary#AC4A2A Analogous#2AAC8C Analogous#2A4AAC Triadic#AC2A8C Triadic#8CAC2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A8CAC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#32A6CD #53B5D5 #73C3DD #94D1E5 #B5DFED #D6EDF5

Shades

#257B98 #1F677F #1A576B #144352 #0F323E #091E25

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