#20979B#20979B

#20979B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.098 H 198.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#20979B
RGB	rgb(32, 151, 155)
HSL	hsl(182, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(182, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 2.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.88, -29.30, -11.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.88, 31.35, 200.86°)
OKLab	oklab(61.72% -0.093 -0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(61.72% 0.098 198.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.5760, 24.8047, 34.8654)
Luminance	0.2481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#20979B #9B2420

analogous

#209B62 #20979B #205A9B

triadic

#20979B #9B2097 #979B20

tetradic

#20979B #62209B #9B2420 #5A9B20

square

#20979B #62209B #9B2420 #5A9B20

split-complementary

#20979B #9B205A #9B6220

monochromatic

#0B3436 #166668 #20979B #2AC8CE #59D8DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#20979B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.96

#20979B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #20979B

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##20979B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##20979B	1.00	3.52	5.96	5.96
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C909B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B839C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #20979b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 151, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.098 198.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b6b8',
    500: '#20979b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #20979b;
$custom-light: #73b6b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#20979b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.951,
    "s": 65.775,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61725,
    "c": 0.09808,
    "h": 198.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#20979B

secondary

#C15A56

accent

#453FE9

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #20979B

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

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