#2B8993#2B8993

#2B8993 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.086 H 205.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8993
RGB	rgb(43, 137, 147)
HSL	hsl(186, 55%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(186, 71%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 6.8%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.41, -23.43, -13.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.41, 26.93, 209.54°)
OKLab	oklab(58.07% -0.0779 -0.0369)
OKLCH	oklch(58.07% 0.086 205.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.2061, 20.5097, 30.7555)
Luminance	0.2051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8993 #93352B

analogous

#2B9369 #2B8993 #2B5593

triadic

#2B8993 #932B89 #89932B

tetradic

#2B8993 #692B93 #93352B #55932B

square

#2B8993 #692B93 #93352B #55932B

split-complementary

#2B8993 #932B55 #93692B

monochromatic

#0F3134 #1D5D64 #2B8993 #39B5C2 #66C8D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#2B8993 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#2B8993 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8993

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8993	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8993	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8394

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7893

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8993;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 137, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.086 205.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74abb2',
    500: '#2b8993',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8993;
$custom-light: #74abb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8993",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.769,
    "s": 54.737,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58072,
    "c": 0.08616,
    "h": 205.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8993

secondary

#B96A61

accent

#584ADE

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F5

border

#C9CECF

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8993

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

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