#12797E#12797E

#12797E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.085 H 200.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12797E
RGB	rgb(18, 121, 126)
HSL	hsl(183, 75%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(183, 86%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.7%, 4%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.05, -24.92, -10.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.05, 27.07, 203.01°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% -0.0801 -0.0294)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.085 200.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.8510, 15.3083, 22.1175)
Luminance	0.1531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12797E #7E1712

analogous

#127E4D #12797E #12437E

triadic

#12797E #7E1279 #797E12

tetradic

#12797E #4D127E #7E1712 #437E12

square

#12797E #4D127E #7E1712 #437E12

split-complementary

#12797E #7E1243 #7E4D12

monochromatic

#041A1B #0A4648 #12797E #1AACB4 #2AD8E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#12797E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#12797E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12797E

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12797E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12797E	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F737E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61697E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12797e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 121, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.085 200.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68a0a3',
    500: '#12797e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12797e;
$custom-light: #68a0a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12797e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.778,
    "s": 75,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52549,
    "c": 0.08535,
    "h": 200.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12797E

secondary

#B43E38

accent

#3F36F2

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F3

border

#C7CCCD

text

#070E0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #12797E

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

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