#2B7980#2B7980

#2B7980 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.075 H 203.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B7980
RGB	rgb(43, 121, 128)
HSL	hsl(185, 50%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(185, 66%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 5.5%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.64, -21.07, -10.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.64, 23.69, 207.21°)
OKLab	oklab(53.19% -0.0689 -0.03)
OKLCH	oklch(53.19% 0.075 203.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.7282, 15.7456, 22.8390)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B7980 #80322B

analogous

#2B805C #2B7980 #2B4E80

triadic

#2B7980 #802B79 #79802B

tetradic

#2B7980 #5C2B80 #80322B #4E802B

square

#2B7980 #5C2B80 #80322B #4E802B

split-complementary

#2B7980 #802B4E #805C2B

monochromatic

#0C2224 #1C4E52 #2B7980 #3AA4AE #5DC0C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#2B7980 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#2B7980 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B7980

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B7980	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B7980	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#707481

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636B80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b7980;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 121, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.075 203.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a0a4',
    500: '#2b7980',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b7980;
$custom-light: #70a0a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b7980",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.941,
    "s": 49.708,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53194,
    "c": 0.07518,
    "h": 203.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B7980

secondary

#AE5F58

accent

#5A4FD9

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B7980

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

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