#2B8991#2B8991

#2B8991 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.086 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8991
RGB	rgb(43, 137, 145)
HSL	hsl(185, 54%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(185, 70%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.3%, 5.5%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.34, -24.06, -12.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.34, 26.99, 206.93°)
OKLab	oklab(57.99% -0.0787 -0.0339)
OKLCH	oklch(57.99% 0.086 203.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0505, 20.4475, 29.9361)
Luminance	0.2045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8991 #91332B

analogous

#2B9166 #2B8991 #2B5691

triadic

#2B8991 #912B89 #89912B

tetradic

#2B8991 #662B91 #91332B #56912B

square

#2B8991 #662B91 #91332B #56912B

split-complementary

#2B8991 #912B56 #91662B

monochromatic

#0F3033 #1D5C62 #2B8991 #39B6C0 #65C9D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#2B8991 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#2B8991 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8991

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8991	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8991	1.00	4.13	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8392

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7891

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8991;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 137, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.086 203.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74abb1',
    500: '#2b8991',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8991;
$custom-light: #74abb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8991",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.706,
    "s": 54.255,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57993,
    "c": 0.08574,
    "h": 203.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8991

secondary

#B86760

accent

#564ADE

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F5

border

#C8CECF

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8991

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

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