#2B555B#2B555B
#2B555B is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.048 H 207.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B555B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 85, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 36%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 53%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.7%, 6.6%, 0%, 64.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.49, -12.78, -8.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.49, 15.09, 212.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.17% -0.0424 -0.0221) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.17% 0.048 207.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.1324, 7.7654, 11.0712) |
| Luminance | 0.0777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 3.66
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 4.89
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 5.46
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 6.31
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 7.53
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 9.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B555B #5B312B
analogous
#2B5B49 #2B555B #2B3D5B
triadic
#2B555B #5B2B55 #555B2B
tetradic
#2B555B #492B5B #5B312B #3D5B2B
square
#2B555B #492B5B #5B312B #3D5B2B
split-complementary
#2B555B #5B2B3D #5B492B
monochromatic
#0A1315 #172E31 #2B555B #3F7C85 #53A2AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.22
#2B555B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.55
#2B555B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B555B
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B555B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B555B | 1.00 | 8.22 | 2.55 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F525B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#474C5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0F5857
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b555b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 85, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.048 207.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#698589',
500: '#2b555b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b555b; $custom-light: #698589; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b555b",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 85,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.5,
"s": 35.821,
"l": 26.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42172,
"c": 0.04786,
"h": 207.5
},
"luminance": 0.07766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B555B
secondary
#8D5C55
accent
#6A5CCC
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBEFF0
border
#C6CACB
text
#060B0B
muted
#7A7C7C