#297E8B#297E8B

#297E8B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.081 H 209.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#297E8B
RGB	rgb(41, 126, 139)
HSL	hsl(188, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(188, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 9.4%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.58, -20.53, -14.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.58, 25.08, 215.06°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% -0.0706 -0.04)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.081 209.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.0335, 17.2557, 27.0649)
Luminance	0.1726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#297E8B #8B3629

analogous

#298B67 #297E8B #294D8B

triadic

#297E8B #8B297E #7E8B29

tetradic

#297E8B #67298B #8B3629 #4D8B29

square

#297E8B #67298B #8B3629 #4D8B29

split-complementary

#297E8B #8B294D #8B6729

monochromatic

#0D282C #1B535C #297E8B #37A9BA #5FC1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#297E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#297E8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #297E8B

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##297E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##297E8B	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73798C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656F8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #297e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 126, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.081 209.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a3ac',
    500: '#297e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #297e8b;
$custom-light: #71a3ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#297e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 41,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.959,
    "s": 54.444,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54875,
    "c": 0.08114,
    "h": 209.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#297E8B

secondary

#B5675B

accent

#5E4ADE

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #297E8B

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

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