#2A797F#2A797F

#2A797F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.076 H 202.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A797F
RGB	rgb(42, 121, 127)
HSL	hsl(184, 50%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(184, 67%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 4.7%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, -21.56, -10.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 23.91, 205.62°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% -0.0699 -0.0287)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.076 202.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.6213, 15.6980, 22.4921)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A797F #7F302A

analogous

#2A7F5A #2A797F #2A4E7F

triadic

#2A797F #7F2A79 #797F2A

tetradic

#2A797F #5A2A7F #7F302A #4E7F2A

square

#2A797F #5A2A7F #7F302A #4E7F2A

split-complementary

#2A797F #7F2A4E #7F5A2A

monochromatic

#0C2123 #1B4D51 #2A797F #39A5AD #5BC1C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#2A797F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#2A797F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A797F

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A797F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A797F	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70747F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636A7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a797f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 121, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.076 202.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa0a4',
    500: '#2a797f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a797f;
$custom-light: #6fa0a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a797f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.235,
    "s": 50.296,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53123,
    "c": 0.07557,
    "h": 202.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A797F

secondary

#AE5D57

accent

#584EDA

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A797F

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

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