#2B7D70

Closest named color: Bluegreen (#017A79). oklch(53.7% 0.081 180.7), rgb(43, 125, 112).

White text reads best on this color (4.91:1).

About this color

#2B7D70 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 54%, its chroma 0.081 and its hue 181°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Bluegreen (#017A79), ΔE 0.024 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.91:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (54%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.081)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Bluegreen (#017A79)
Black text	4.27:1
White text	4.91:1

Values

HEX	#2B7D70
RGB	rgb(43, 125, 112)
HSL	hsl(170, 49%, 33%)
OKLCH	oklch(53.7% 0.081 180.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #2B7D70	4.91:1	AA	Lc -79.2	Fine for body text
Black text on #2B7D70	4.27:1	AA large text	Lc 30.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#2B7D70 text on white	4.91:1	AA	Lc 73.8	Content text, not long reading
#2B7D70 text on black	4.27:1	AA large text	Lc -27.9	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F5

oklch(97% 0.004 179.7)
Step 100
100

#E3ECEA

oklch(93.6% 0.01 181.4)
Step 200
200

#CCDEDA

oklch(88.6% 0.02 181.1)
Step 300
300

#A8C9C2

oklch(81% 0.037 181.1)
Step 400
400

#78ADA2

oklch(70.7% 0.058 180.2)
Step 500
500

#52988C

oklch(63% 0.074 181.4)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#2B7D70

oklch(53.7% 0.081 180.7)
Step 700
700

#236F63

oklch(49.2% 0.076 180.5)
Step 800
800

#205A51

oklch(42.7% 0.062 181.3)
Step 900
900

#204A43

oklch(37.7% 0.049 181.2)
Step 950
950

#142B27

oklch(26.9% 0.03 181.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#2B7D70 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#787670	0.086
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6B6D71	0.081
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#007F79	0.018
Achromatopsia (no color)	#707070	0.081