#12797C#12797C

#12797C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.085 H 198.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12797C
RGB	rgb(18, 121, 124)
HSL	hsl(182, 75%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(182, 85%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.5%, 2.4%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.98, -25.57, -9.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.98, 27.28, 200.37°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% -0.0811 -0.0264)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.085 198)
XYZ	xyz(10.7232, 15.2572, 21.4446)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12797C #7C1512

analogous

#127C4A #12797C #12447C

triadic

#12797C #7C1279 #797C12

tetradic

#12797C #4A127C #7C1512 #447C12

square

#12797C #4A127C #7C1512 #447C12

split-complementary

#12797C #7C1244 #7C4A12

monochromatic

#041A1B #0A4547 #12797C #1AADB1 #29DBE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#12797C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#12797C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12797C

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12797C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12797C	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70737C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61687D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12797c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 121, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.085 198.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68a0a1',
    500: '#12797c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12797c;
$custom-light: #68a0a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12797c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.698,
    "s": 74.648,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5247,
    "c": 0.08525,
    "h": 198
  },
  "luminance": 0.15259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12797C

secondary

#B23B38

accent

#3C37F1

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070E0F

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #12797C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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