#2A979C#2A979C

#2A979C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.094 H 199.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A979C
RGB	rgb(42, 151, 156)
HSL	hsl(183, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(183, 73%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 3.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.10, -27.84, -11.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.10, 30.09, 202.26°)
OKLab	oklab(61.96% -0.089 -0.0316)
OKLCH	oklch(61.96% 0.094 199.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.0195, 25.0236, 35.3264)
Luminance	0.2503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A979C #9C2F2A

analogous

#2A9C68 #2A979C #2A5E9C

triadic

#2A979C #9C2A97 #979C2A

tetradic

#2A979C #682A9C #9C2F2A #5E9C2A

square

#2A979C #682A9C #9C2F2A #5E9C2A

split-complementary

#2A979C #9C2A5E #9C682A

monochromatic

#103A3C #1D686C #2A979C #39C3CA #6AD2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.50

#2A979C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#2A979C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A979C

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A979C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A979C	1.00	3.50	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C909C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B849D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a979c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 151, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.094 199.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76b6b9',
    500: '#2a979c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a979c;
$custom-light: #76b6b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a979c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.632,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61961,
    "c": 0.09442,
    "h": 199.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.25026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A979C

secondary

#BD6865

accent

#4E47E1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A979C

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

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