#2B7978#2B7978

#2B7978 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.075 H 193.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B7978
RGB	rgb(43, 121, 120)
HSL	hsl(179, 48%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(179, 64%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 0%, 0.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, -23.54, -6.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 24.42, 195.40°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% -0.0726 -0.018)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.075 193.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.2223, 15.5432, 20.1744)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B7978 #792B2C

analogous

#2B7951 #2B7978 #2B5379

triadic

#2B7978 #782B79 #79782B

tetradic

#2B7978 #512B79 #792B2C #53792B

square

#2B7978 #512B79 #792B2C #53792B

split-complementary

#2B7978 #792B53 #79512B

monochromatic

#0B1F1E #1B4C4B #2B7978 #3BA6A5 #5AC4C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#2B7978 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#2B7978 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B7978

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B7978	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B7978	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717378

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656A79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b7978;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 121, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.075 193.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa09e',
    500: '#2b7978',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b7978;
$custom-light: #6fa09e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b7978",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.231,
    "s": 47.561,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52886,
    "c": 0.07481,
    "h": 193.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B7978

secondary

#AA5657

accent

#5152D7

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF2F2

border

#C8CCCC

text

#080E0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B7978

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

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