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#2a8075 color: Elegant Silk

#2a8075 is rgb(42, 128, 117) in RGB and oklch(54.599% 0.08261 183.163) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

54.6%
0.083
183°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.44:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #2a8075

#2a8075 is a soft teal color. In OKLCH it has 54.6% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 183°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.73:1 contrast and black text 4.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elegant Silk (#217f74). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #2a8075 mixed with white

  1. 2a8075
  2. 448c82
  3. 5b998f
  4. 70a59c
  5. 84b2aa
  6. 99beb8
  7. adcbc5
  8. c1d8d4
  9. d6e5e2
  10. eaf2f0

Darker: #2a8075 mixed with black

  1. 2a8075
  2. 236e65
  3. 1c5d55
  4. 164d46
  5. 103d37
  6. 0a2e29
  7. 051f1c
  8. 02120f
  9. 010605
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2a8075 with less saturation

  1. 2a8075
  2. 367f75
  3. 3f7d74
  4. 477c74
  5. 4f7a73
  6. 557973
  7. 5b7772
  8. 617572
  9. 667471
  10. 6b7271

Questions about #2a8075

What color is #2a8075?

#2a8075 is soft teal. The closest named color is Elegant Silk. In RGB it is rgb(42, 128, 117), in HSL hsl(172.33, 50.59%, 33.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.599% 0.08261 183.163).

What colors go well with #2a8075?

The complementary color of #2a8075 is #995b6b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #487e59 and #277d8d. The triadic partners are #7a6498 and #92653b.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a8075?

White text reads better on #2a8075: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and black gives 4.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a8075 a warm or cool color?

#2a8075 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 183 degrees, its lightness 54.6% and its chroma 0.083.