#2A797C#2A797C

#2A797C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.075 H 198.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A797C
RGB	rgb(42, 121, 124)
HSL	hsl(182, 49%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(182, 66%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 2.4%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, -22.49, -8.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 24.12, 201.17°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% -0.0713 -0.0241)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.075 198.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.4287, 15.6210, 21.4777)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A797C #7C2D2A

analogous

#2A7C56 #2A797C #2A507C

triadic

#2A797C #7C2A79 #797C2A

tetradic

#2A797C #562A7C #7C2D2A #507C2A

square

#2A797C #562A7C #7C2D2A #507C2A

split-complementary

#2A797C #7C2A50 #7C562A

monochromatic

#0B2021 #1B4C4E #2A797C #39A6AA #59C3C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#2A797C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#2A797C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A797C

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A797C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A797C	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70737C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646A7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a797c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 121, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.075 198.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa0a1',
    500: '#2a797c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a797c;
$custom-light: #6fa0a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a797c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.195,
    "s": 49.398,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53006,
    "c": 0.07528,
    "h": 198.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A797C

secondary

#AD5855

accent

#544FD9

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF2F2

border

#C8CCCC

text

#080E0F

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A797C

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

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