#2B797E#2B797E

#2B797E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.075 H 201.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B797E
RGB	rgb(43, 121, 126)
HSL	hsl(184, 49%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(184, 66%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 4%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.57, -21.70, -9.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.57, 23.79, 204.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% -0.0698 -0.027)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.075 201.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.5979, 15.6934, 22.1525)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B797E #7E302B

analogous

#2B7E59 #2B797E #2B507E

triadic

#2B797E #7E2B79 #797E2B

tetradic

#2B797E #592B7E #7E302B #507E2B

square

#2B797E #592B7E #7E302B #507E2B

split-complementary

#2B797E #7E2B50 #7E592B

monochromatic

#0C2123 #1B4D50 #2B797E #3BA5AC #5CC1C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#2B797E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#2B797E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B797E

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B797E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B797E	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70747E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636A7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b797e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 121, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.075 201.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a0a3',
    500: '#2b797e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b797e;
$custom-light: #70a0a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b797e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.614,
    "s": 49.112,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53115,
    "c": 0.07488,
    "h": 201.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B797E

secondary

#AD5D58

accent

#574FD9

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F3

border

#C8CCCD

text

#080E0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B797E

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

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