#2A979F#2A979F

#2A979F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.095 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A979F
RGB	rgb(42, 151, 159)
HSL	hsl(184, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(184, 74%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.20, -26.91, -12.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.20, 29.87, 205.71°)
OKLab	oklab(62.08% -0.0876 -0.036)
OKLCH	oklch(62.08% 0.095 202.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.2767, 25.1265, 36.6808)
Luminance	0.2513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A979F #9F322A

analogous

#2A9F6D #2A979F #2A5C9F

triadic

#2A979F #9F2A97 #979F2A

tetradic

#2A979F #6D2A9F #9F322A #5C9F2A

square

#2A979F #6D2A9F #9F322A #5C9F2A

split-complementary

#2A979F #9F2A5C #9F6D2A

monochromatic

#103B3E #1D696F #2A979F #3BC1CB #6BD1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#2A979F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.03

#2A979F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A979F

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A979F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A979F	1.00	3.49	6.03	6.03
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B90A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A849F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a979f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 151, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.095 202.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77b6bb',
    500: '#2a979f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a979f;
$custom-light: #77b6bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a979f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.103,
    "s": 58.209,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62075,
    "c": 0.09472,
    "h": 202.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.25129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A979F

secondary

#BF6C66

accent

#5146E1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A979F

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

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