#2497A5#2497A5
#2497A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.098 H 207.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2497A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 151, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 64%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 78%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.2%, 8.5%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.29, -25.71, -16.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.29, 30.42, 212.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.19% -0.0873 -0.0452) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.19% 0.098 207.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5827, 25.2226, 39.4791) |
| Luminance | 0.2522 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.22
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.58
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.49
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.51
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.98
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2497A5 #A53224
analogous
#24A573 #2497A5 #2456A5
triadic
#2497A5 #A52497 #97A524
tetradic
#2497A5 #7324A5 #A53224 #56A524
square
#2497A5 #7324A5 #A53224 #56A524
split-complementary
#2497A5 #A52456 #A57324
monochromatic
#0E3B41 #196973 #2497A5 #34C1D3 #66D1DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#2497A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.04
#2497A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2497A5
6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2497A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2497A5 | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.04 | 6.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8991A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7884A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2497a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 151, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.098 207.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b6bf',
500: '#2497a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2497a5; $custom-light: #75b6bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2497a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 151,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.512,
"s": 64.179,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62187,
"c": 0.09832,
"h": 207.4
},
"luminance": 0.25225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2497A5
secondary
#C36C62
accent
#5341E7
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081