#2B797F#2B797F

#2B797F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.075 H 202.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B797F
RGB	rgb(43, 121, 127)
HSL	hsl(184, 49%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(184, 66%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 4.7%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, -21.38, -10.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 23.73, 205.70°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% -0.0694 -0.0285)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.075 202.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.6628, 15.7194, 22.4941)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B797F #7F312B

analogous

#2B7F5B #2B797F #2B4F7F

triadic

#2B797F #7F2B79 #797F2B

tetradic

#2B797F #5B2B7F #7F312B #4F7F2B

square

#2B797F #5B2B7F #7F312B #4F7F2B

split-complementary

#2B797F #7F2B4F #7F5B2B

monochromatic

#0C2224 #1C4D51 #2B797F #3AA5AD #5CC0C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#2B797F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#2B797F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B797F

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B797F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B797F	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)

#70747F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636A7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b797f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 121, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.075 202.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a0a4',
    500: '#2b797f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b797f;
$custom-light: #70a0a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b797f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.286,
    "s": 49.412,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53154,
    "c": 0.075,
    "h": 202.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B797F

secondary

#AE5E58

accent

#594FD9

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B797F

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

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