#2A8A8C · Teal

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#2A8A8C is a medium, moderately saturated teal color, closest to Teal and near Teal and Pine. In OKLCH it has 58% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 197°. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #2A8A8C a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#2A8A8C
RGBrgb(42, 138, 140)
HSLhsl(181, 54%, 36%)
CMYK70, 1, 0, 45
CSS var--teal
Contrast4.11:1 white · 5.11:1 black

Similar named colors

Teal #008080Pine #01796FSlate #708090Cerulean #007BA7Steel Blue #4682B4

How to use #2A8A8C

Black text passes WCAG AA on #2A8A8C (5.11:1); white text does not (4.11:1).

For a calm scheme pair #2A8A8C with its analogous neighbors #2A8D5D and #2A5A8D; for contrast use its complement #8D2C2A as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--teal: #2A8A8C;

Shades & tints

#081C1C#113738#195354#226E70#2A8A8C#55A1A3#7FB9BA#AAD0D1#D4E8E8

Color harmonies for #2A8A8C

Complementary

#2A8A8C#8D2C2A

Analogous

#2A8A8C#2A8D5D#2A5A8D

Triadic

#2A8A8C#8D2A8C#8C8D2A

Split complementary

#2A8A8C#8D2A5A#8D5D2A

Tetradic

#2A8A8C#5D2A8D#8D2C2A#5A8D2A

Palettes with #2A8A8C