#2A7972#2A7972

#2A7972 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.077 H 186.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7972
RGB	rgb(42, 121, 114)
HSL	hsl(175, 48%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(175, 65%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.3%, 0%, 5.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.15, -25.51, -3.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.15, 25.71, 187.25°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% -0.076 -0.0092)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.077 186.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.8281, 15.3807, 18.3144)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7972 #792A31

analogous

#2A794B #2A7972 #2A5879

triadic

#2A7972 #722A79 #79722A

tetradic

#2A7972 #4B2A79 #792A31 #58792A

square

#2A7972 #4B2A79 #792A31 #58792A

split-complementary

#2A7972 #792A58 #794B2A

monochromatic

#0A1E1C #1A4C47 #2A7972 #3AA69D #58C5BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#2A7972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#2A7972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7972

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7972	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737272

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676A73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 121, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.077 186.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea09a',
    500: '#2a7972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7972;
$custom-light: #6ea09a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 174.684,
    "s": 48.466,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52639,
    "c": 0.07659,
    "h": 186.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7972

secondary

#AB545C

accent

#505CD8

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF2F2

border

#C8CCCC

text

#080E0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7972

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

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