#2B838D#2B838D

#2B838D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.082 H 205.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B838D
RGB	rgb(43, 131, 141)
HSL	hsl(186, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(186, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 7.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.30, -22.22, -12.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.30, 25.73, 210.29°)
OKLab	oklab(56.3% -0.0741 -0.036)
OKLCH	oklch(56.3% 0.082 205.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9182, 18.6677, 28.0638)
Luminance	0.1867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B838D #8D352B

analogous

#2B8D66 #2B838D #2B528D

triadic

#2B838D #8D2B83 #838D2B

tetradic

#2B838D #662B8D #8D352B #528D2B

square

#2B838D #662B8D #8D352B #528D2B

split-complementary

#2B838D #8D2B52 #8D662B

monochromatic

#0E2C2F #1D575E #2B838D #39AFBC #63C4CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.44

#2B838D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.73

#2B838D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B838D

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B838D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B838D	1.00	4.44	4.73	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787E8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A738D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008986

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b838d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 131, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.082 205.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a7ae',
    500: '#2b838d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b838d;
$custom-light: #72a7ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b838d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.122,
    "s": 53.261,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56297,
    "c": 0.08238,
    "h": 205.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B838D

secondary

#B6675E

accent

#5A4BDD

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B838D

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

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