#2B8686#2B8686

#2B8686 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.083 H 195.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8686
RGB	rgb(43, 134, 134)
HSL	hsl(180, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(180, 68%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 0%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.02, -25.93, -7.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.02, 27.08, 196.75°)
OKLab	oklab(56.8% -0.0805 -0.0217)
OKLCH	oklch(56.8% 0.083 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.8225, 19.2835, 25.5432)
Luminance	0.1928 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8686 #862B2B

analogous

#2B8659 #2B8686 #2B5986

triadic

#2B8686 #862B86 #86862B

tetradic

#2B8686 #592B86 #862B2B #59862B

square

#2B8686 #592B86 #862B2B #59862B

split-complementary

#2B8686 #862B59 #86592B

monochromatic

#0D2929 #1C5858 #2B8686 #3AB4B4 #60CCCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.32

#2B8686 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.86

#2B8686 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8686

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8686	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8686	1.00	4.32	4.86	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D7F86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7587

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8686;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 134, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.083 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a9a9',
    500: '#2b8686',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8686;
$custom-light: #72a9a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8686",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 51.412,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56802,
    "c": 0.08339,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8686

secondary

#B25B5B

accent

#4D4DDB

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#09100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8686

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

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