#2A8E9D Color

#2A8E9D is rgb(42, 142, 157) in RGB and hsl(188, 58%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A8E9D

HEX#2A8E9D

RGBrgb(42, 142, 157)

HSLhsl(188, 58%, 39%)

HSVhsv(188, 73%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.091 209.6)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 10%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A8E9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A8E9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A8E9D Complementary#9D392A Analogous#2A9D73 Analogous#2A549D Triadic#9D2A8E Triadic#8E9D2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A8E9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#32ABBD #4EBFD0 #6ECAD8 #92D7E2 #B2E3EB #D7F0F4

Shades

#247C89 #1F6975 #1A5761 #14454D #0F3338 #0A2124

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