#2D8A73

Closest named color: Viridian (#1E9167). oklch(57.3% 0.094 173.2), rgb(45, 138, 115).

Black text reads best on this color (4.99:1).

About this color

#2D8A73 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.094 and its hue 173°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Viridian (#1E9167), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.99:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (57%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.094)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Viridian (#1E9167)
Black text	4.99:1
White text	4.20:1

Values

HEX	#2D8A73
RGB	rgb(45, 138, 115)
HSL	hsl(165, 51%, 36%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.3% 0.094 173.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #2D8A73	4.20:1	AA large text	Lc -74.2	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #2D8A73	4.99:1	AA	Lc 35.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#2D8A73 text on white	4.20:1	AA large text	Lc 68.7	Content text, not long reading
#2D8A73 text on black	4.99:1	AA	Lc -33.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F7F5

oklch(97.2% 0.006 170.4)
Step 100
100

#E2EDE9

oklch(93.7% 0.013 172.4)
Step 200
200

#CADED8

oklch(88.4% 0.023 175.9)
Step 300
300

#A6CABE

oklch(80.9% 0.042 173)
Step 400
400

#73AF9D

oklch(70.8% 0.068 173.4)
Step 500
500

#4A9B85

oklch(63.2% 0.087 173.3)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#2D8A73

oklch(57.3% 0.094 173.2)
Step 700
700

#17705C

oklch(49% 0.086 173.4)
Step 800
800

#175C4B

oklch(42.8% 0.073 172.6)
Step 900
900

#1C4B3F

oklch(37.6% 0.055 173.8)
Step 950
950

#122C25

oklch(27% 0.035 173.9)

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#2D8A73 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#858172	0.097
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#787875	0.092
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#008B83	0.025
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7B7B7B	0.094