#2B8897#2B8897

#2B8897 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.087 H 210.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8897
RGB	rgb(43, 136, 151)
HSL	hsl(188, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(188, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 9.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.24, -21.63, -15.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.24, 26.82, 216.25°)
OKLab	oklab(57.98% -0.0751 -0.0441)
OKLCH	oklch(57.98% 0.087 210.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3839, 20.3545, 32.3902)
Luminance	0.2036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8897 #973A2B

analogous

#2B9770 #2B8897 #2B5297

triadic

#2B8897 #972B88 #88972B

tetradic

#2B8897 #702B97 #973A2B #52972B

square

#2B8897 #702B97 #973A2B #52972B

split-complementary

#2B8897 #972B52 #97702B

monochromatic

#103238 #1D5D67 #2B8897 #39B3C7 #68C5D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#2B8897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#2B8897 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8897

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8897	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8398

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 136, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.087 210.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74abb5',
    500: '#2b8897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8897;
$custom-light: #74abb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.333,
    "s": 55.67,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5798,
    "c": 0.08707,
    "h": 210.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8897

secondary

#BB6F63

accent

#5E49DF

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8897

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

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