#2A997C#2A997C

#2A997C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.107 H 171.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A997C
RGB	rgb(42, 153, 124)
HSL	hsl(164, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(164, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 19%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.81, -37.86, 6.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.81, 38.40, 170.36°)
OKLab	oklab(61.42% -0.1062 0.0164)
OKLCH	oklch(61.42% 0.107 171.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.9823, 24.7281, 22.9956)
Luminance	0.2473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A997C #992A47

analogous

#2A9944 #2A997C #2A7E99

triadic

#2A997C #7C2A99 #997C2A

tetradic

#2A997C #442A99 #992A47 #7E992A

square

#2A997C #442A99 #992A47 #7E992A

split-complementary

#2A997C #992A7E #99442A

monochromatic

#10392E #1D6955 #2A997C #38C8A3 #68D6B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#2A997C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#2A997C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A997C

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A997C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A997C	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#948F7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86847E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a997c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 153, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.107 171.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b8a1',
    500: '#2a997c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a997c;
$custom-light: #74b8a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a997c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.324,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6142,
    "c": 0.10742,
    "h": 171.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A997C

secondary

#BC637A

accent

#486FE0

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EEF6F2

border

#C9D0CC

text

#09110F

muted

#7B807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A997C

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →