#2B8980#2B8980
#2B8980 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.087 H 185.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B8980 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 137, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 52%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 69%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 0%, 6.6%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.79, -29.19, -3.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.79, 29.36, 186.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.37% -0.0866 -0.009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.37% 0.087 185.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8364, 19.9619, 23.5417) |
| Luminance | 0.1996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.50
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.92
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.96
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.31
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.57
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B8980 #892B34
analogous
#2B8951 #2B8980 #2B6389
triadic
#2B8980 #802B89 #89802B
tetradic
#2B8980 #512B89 #892B34 #63892B
square
#2B8980 #512B89 #892B34 #63892B
split-complementary
#2B8980 #892B63 #89512B
monochromatic
#0E2C29 #1C5A54 #2B8980 #3AB8AC #61CDC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#2B8980 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#2B8980 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B8980
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B8980 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B8980 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#828180
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#747781
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008C86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b8980; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 137, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.087 185.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72aca4',
500: '#2b8980',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b8980; $custom-light: #72aca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b8980",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 137,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.255,
"s": 52.222,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5737,
"c": 0.08708,
"h": 185.9
},
"luminance": 0.19963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B8980
secondary
#B35C65
accent
#4C5ADC
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7F