Color

#2D7986

Muted cool teal. Nearest reference color: Teal blue.

RGB

0–255

121

134

CMYK

0–100%

66.42%

9.7%

47.45%

RGB describes how #2D7986 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 45, green 121 and blue 134.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 66.42%, magenta 9.7%, yellow 0% and black 47.45%.

HSL values

H 188.76° S 49.72% L 35.1%

In the HSL color model, #2D7986 has a hue of 188.76°, 49.72% saturation and 35.1% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#2D7986 is a medium, cool teal with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #2D7986 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #2D7986

RGB rgb(45, 121, 134)

HSL hsl(188.76 49.72% 35.1%)

OKLCH oklch(0.535016 0.075792 210.7875)

CSS --color: #2D7986;

Tints of #2D7986

Tints are lighter variations of #2D7986. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#CEF7FF #91DAE9 #70B9C7 #4F98A6 #2D7986

Shades of #2D7986

Shades are darker variations of #2D7986. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#2D7986 #005B67 #003C45 #002026 #00070A

Tones of #2D7986

Tones reduce the chroma of #2D7986, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#2D7986 #407781 #4F747C #5B7276 #666F71

Tonal range of #2D7986

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #2D7986 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#CEF7FF #91DAE9 #70B9C7 #4F98A6 #2D7986 #005B67 #003C45 #002026 #00070A

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #CEF7FF;
    --color-200: #91DAE9;
    --color-300: #70B9C7;
    --color-400: #4F98A6;
    --color-500: #2D7986;
    --color-600: #005B67;
    --color-700: #003C45;
    --color-800: #002026;
    --color-900: #00070A;
}

Colors that go with #2D7986

Color harmonies for #2D7986 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#2D7986 #945C52

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#327C6F #2D7986 #427395

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#2D7986 #875D82 #7E6C36

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#2D7986 #925A6B #8D633E

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#2D7986 #746393 #945C52 #677440

CSS gradients with #2D7986

These gradients show how #2D7986 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#2D7986 #6699A3 #98BAC1 #CBDCE0 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2D7986, #6699A3, #98BAC1, #CBDCE0, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#2D7986 #1B5059 #0B2B30 #010A0C #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2D7986, #1B5059, #0B2B30, #010A0C, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#2D7986 #4F6F99 #746393 #8D5B77 #945C52

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2D7986, #4F6F99, #746393, #8D5B77, #945C52);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #2D7986. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.01:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

4.19:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1595 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #2D7986 as the background.

background-color: #2D7986;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #2D7986 in design

See how #2D7986 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#2D7986 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #2D7986 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#91DAE9

#2D7986

#002026

Colors similar to #2D7986

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #2D7986, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#47919E #0B626E #007B8B #51747B #2B7A7F #32778C #39868B #256C80

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #2D7986 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #6E7587 Deuteranopia #616B86 Tritanopia #007F7D

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #2D7986 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 12.2208
Y: 15.9525
Z: 24.9847

CIELAB

L*: 46.9122
a*: -18.811
b*: -13.974

OKLab

L: 0.535016
a: -0.065111
b: -0.038795

OKLCH

L: 0.535016
C: 0.075792
H: 210.7875°