#2A797E#2A797E

#2A797E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.075 H 201.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A797E
RGB	rgb(42, 121, 126)
HSL	hsl(184, 50%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(184, 67%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 4%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, -21.87, -9.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 23.96, 204.13°)
OKLab	oklab(53.08% -0.0704 -0.0271)
OKLCH	oklch(53.08% 0.075 201.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.5565, 15.6721, 22.1506)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A797E #7E2F2A

analogous

#2A7E59 #2A797E #2A4F7E

triadic

#2A797E #7E2A79 #797E2A

tetradic

#2A797E #592A7E #7E2F2A #4F7E2A

square

#2A797E #592A7E #7E2F2A #4F7E2A

split-complementary

#2A797E #7E2A4F #7E592A

monochromatic

#0B2122 #1B4D50 #2A797E #39A5AC #5AC2C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#2A797E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#2A797E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A797E

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A797E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A797E	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70747E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636A7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a797e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 121, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.075 201.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa0a3',
    500: '#2a797e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a797e;
$custom-light: #6fa0a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a797e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.571,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53084,
    "c": 0.07544,
    "h": 201.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A797E

secondary

#AE5B56

accent

#574EDA

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F3

border

#C8CCCD

text

#080E0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A797E

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

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