#2B555C#2B555C
#2B555C is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.048 H 209.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B555C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 85, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 36%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 53%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 7.6%, 0%, 63.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.53, -12.46, -8.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.53, 15.14, 214.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.21% -0.042 -0.0237) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.21% 0.048 209.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.1758, 7.7828, 11.2999) |
| Luminance | 0.0778 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 4.03
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 5.20
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 5.49
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 6.70
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 7.97
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 9.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B555C #5C322B
analogous
#2B5C4B #2B555C #2B3D5C
triadic
#2B555C #5C2B55 #555C2B
tetradic
#2B555C #4B2B5C #5C322B #3D5C2B
square
#2B555C #4B2B5C #5C322B #3D5C2B
split-complementary
#2B555C #5C2B3D #5C4B2B
monochromatic
#0A1315 #182E32 #2B555C #3E7C86 #53A1AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.21
#2B555C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.56
#2B555C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B555C
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B555C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B555C | 1.00 | 8.21 | 2.56 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F525C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#474C5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0E5857
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b555c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 85, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.048 209.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#69858a',
500: '#2b555c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b555c; $custom-light: #69858a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b555c",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 85,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.571,
"s": 36.296,
"l": 26.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42214,
"c": 0.04821,
"h": 209.5
},
"luminance": 0.07783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B555C
secondary
#8E5D55
accent
#6C5BCC
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBEFF0
border
#C6CACB
text
#060B0B
muted
#7A7C7C