#2D979F#2D979F

#2D979F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.093 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D979F
RGB	rgb(45, 151, 159)
HSL	hsl(184, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(184, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.7%, 5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.26, -26.52, -12.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.26, 29.47, 205.86°)
OKLab	oklab(62.15% -0.0863 -0.0357)
OKLCH	oklch(62.15% 0.093 202.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.4040, 25.1922, 36.6868)
Luminance	0.2519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D979F #9F352D

analogous

#2D9F6E #2D979F #2D5E9F

triadic

#2D979F #9F2D97 #979F2D

tetradic

#2D979F #6E2D9F #9F352D #5E9F2D

square

#2D979F #6E2D9F #9F352D #5E9F2D

split-complementary

#2D979F #9F2D5E #9F6E2D

monochromatic

#123C40 #206A6F #2D979F #40BFC9 #70CFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.48

#2D979F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.04

#2D979F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2D979F

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D979F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2D979F	1.00	3.48	6.04	6.04
#FFFFFF	3.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B90A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B849F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d979f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 151, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.093 202.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b6bb',
    500: '#2d979f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d979f;
$custom-light: #78b6bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d979f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.211,
    "s": 55.882,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62145,
    "c": 0.09343,
    "h": 202.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D979F

secondary

#BE706A

accent

#5349DF

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D979F

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

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