#2B797B#2B797B

#2B797B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.075 H 197.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B797B
RGB	rgb(43, 121, 123)
HSL	hsl(182, 48%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(182, 65%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 1.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, -22.63, -8.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 24.04, 199.74°)
OKLab	oklab(53% -0.0712 -0.0225)
OKLCH	oklch(53% 0.075 197.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.4072, 15.6172, 21.1483)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B797B #7B2D2B

analogous

#2B7B55 #2B797B #2B517B

triadic

#2B797B #7B2B79 #797B2B

tetradic

#2B797B #552B7B #7B2D2B #517B2B

square

#2B797B #552B7B #7B2D2B #517B2B

split-complementary

#2B797B #7B2B51 #7B552B

monochromatic

#0B2020 #1B4C4E #2B797B #3BA6A8 #5BC3C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#2B797B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#2B797B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B797B

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B797B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B797B	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71737B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646A7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b797b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 121, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.075 197.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa0a1',
    500: '#2b797b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b797b;
$custom-light: #6fa0a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b797b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.5,
    "s": 48.193,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52999,
    "c": 0.07468,
    "h": 197.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B797B

secondary

#AB5856

accent

#5350D8

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF2F2

border

#C8CCCC

text

#080E0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B797B

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

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