#2B8596#2B8596

#2B8596 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.086 H 212.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8596
RGB	rgb(43, 133, 150)
HSL	hsl(190, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(190, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.25, -20.37, -16.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.25, 26.39, 219.47°)
OKLab	oklab(57.18% -0.0723 -0.0467)
OKLCH	oklch(57.18% 0.086 212.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.8865, 19.4889, 31.8254)
Luminance	0.1949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8596 #963C2B

analogous

#2B9671 #2B8596 #2B4F96

triadic

#2B8596 #962B85 #85962B

tetradic

#2B8596 #712B96 #963C2B #4F962B

square

#2B8596 #712B96 #963C2B #4F962B

split-complementary

#2B8596 #962B4F #96712B

monochromatic

#103137 #1D5B66 #2B8596 #39AFC6 #68C3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.29

#2B8596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.90

#2B8596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8596

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8596	1.00	4.29	4.90	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 133, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.086 212.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a8b4',
    500: '#2b8596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8596;
$custom-light: #74a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.533,
    "s": 55.44,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57177,
    "c": 0.08609,
    "h": 212.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8596

secondary

#BA7163

accent

#6149DF

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8596

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

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