#2A8EAC Color

#2A8EAC is rgb(42, 142, 172) in RGB and hsl(194, 61%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A8EAC

HEX#2A8EAC

RGBrgb(42, 142, 172)

HSLhsl(194, 61%, 42%)

HSVhsv(194, 76%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.099 222.5)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 17%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A8EAC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A8EAC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A8EAC Complementary#AC482A Analogous#2AAC8A Analogous#2A4DAC Triadic#AC2A8E Triadic#8EAC2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A8EAC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#32A9CD #53B7D5 #73C5DD #94D2E5 #B5E0ED #D6EEF5

Shades

#257D98 #1F697F #1A586B #144452 #0F333E #091E25

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