#2497A3#2497A3
#2497A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.098 H 205.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2497A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 151, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 64%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 78%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.9%, 7.4%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.22, -26.36, -15.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.22, 30.43, 210.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.11% -0.0882 -0.0423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.11% 0.098 205.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4021, 25.1504, 38.5279) |
| Luminance | 0.2515 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.31
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.65
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.88
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.97
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.50
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2497A3 #A33024
analogous
#24A370 #2497A3 #2458A3
triadic
#2497A3 #A32497 #97A324
tetradic
#2497A3 #7024A3 #A33024 #58A324
square
#2497A3 #7024A3 #A33024 #58A324
split-complementary
#2497A3 #A32458 #A37024
monochromatic
#0E3A3F #196971 #2497A3 #32C3D2 #65D2DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#2497A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.03
#2497A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2497A3
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2497A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2497A3 | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.03 | 6.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A91A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7884A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2497a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 151, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.098 205.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b6be',
500: '#2497a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2497a3; $custom-light: #75b6be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2497a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 151,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.669,
"s": 63.819,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62107,
"c": 0.09779,
"h": 205.6
},
"luminance": 0.25153
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2497A3
secondary
#C26A60
accent
#5141E7
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081