#2A7980#2A7980

#2A7980 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.076 H 203.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7980
RGB	rgb(42, 121, 128)
HSL	hsl(185, 51%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(185, 67%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 5.5%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, -21.24, -10.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 23.87, 207.12°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% -0.0695 -0.0302)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.076 203.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.6868, 15.7242, 22.8370)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7980 #80312A

analogous

#2A805C #2A7980 #2A4E80

triadic

#2A7980 #802A79 #79802A

tetradic

#2A7980 #5C2A80 #80312A #4E802A

square

#2A7980 #5C2A80 #80312A #4E802A

split-complementary

#2A7980 #802A4E #805C2A

monochromatic

#0C2224 #1B4D52 #2A7980 #39A5AE #5BC0C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#2A7980 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#2A7980 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7980

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7980	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7980	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)

#707481

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636A80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7980;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 121, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.076 203.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a0a4',
    500: '#2a7980',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7980;
$custom-light: #70a0a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7980",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.884,
    "s": 50.588,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53163,
    "c": 0.07573,
    "h": 203.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7980

secondary

#AF5E57

accent

#594EDA

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7980

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

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