#2A797B#2A797B

#2A797B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.075 H 197.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A797B
RGB	rgb(42, 121, 123)
HSL	hsl(181, 49%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(181, 66%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 1.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.44, -22.80, -8.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.44, 24.22, 199.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.97% -0.0718 -0.0226)
OKLCH	oklch(52.97% 0.075 197.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.3658, 15.5958, 21.1463)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A797B #7B2C2A

analogous

#2A7B54 #2A797B #2A517B

triadic

#2A797B #7B2A79 #797B2A

tetradic

#2A797B #542A7B #7B2C2A #517B2A

square

#2A797B #542A7B #7B2C2A #517B2A

split-complementary

#2A797B #7B2A51 #7B542A

monochromatic

#0B1F20 #1A4C4D #2A797B #3AA6A9 #59C4C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#2A797B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#2A797B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A797B

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A797B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A797B	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71737B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646A7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a797b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 121, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.075 197.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa0a1',
    500: '#2a797b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a797b;
$custom-light: #6fa0a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a797b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.481,
    "s": 49.091,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52968,
    "c": 0.07525,
    "h": 197.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A797B

secondary

#AC5755

accent

#534FD9

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF2F2

border

#C8CCCC

text

#080E0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A797B

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

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