#2A7978#2A7978

#2A7978 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.075 H 193.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7978
RGB	rgb(42, 121, 120)
HSL	hsl(179, 48%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(179, 65%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.3%, 0%, 0.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.34, -23.72, -6.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.34, 24.60, 195.39°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% -0.0732 -0.0181)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.075 193.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.1809, 15.5218, 20.1724)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7978 #792A2B

analogous

#2A7951 #2A7978 #2A5279

triadic

#2A7978 #782A79 #79782A

tetradic

#2A7978 #512A79 #792A2B #52792A

square

#2A7978 #512A79 #792A2B #52792A

split-complementary

#2A7978 #792A52 #79512A

monochromatic

#0A1E1E #1A4C4B #2A7978 #3AA6A5 #58C5C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#2A7978 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#2A7978 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7978

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7978	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7978	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717378

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656A79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7978;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 121, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.075 193.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa09e',
    500: '#2a7978',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7978;
$custom-light: #6fa09e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7978",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.241,
    "s": 48.466,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52855,
    "c": 0.07539,
    "h": 193.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7978

secondary

#AB5455

accent

#5051D8

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF2F2

border

#C8CCCC

text

#080E0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7978

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

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