#2B8994#2B8994

#2B8994 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.086 H 206.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8994
RGB	rgb(43, 137, 148)
HSL	hsl(186, 55%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(186, 71%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 7.4%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.44, -23.11, -13.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.44, 26.92, 210.85°)
OKLab	oklab(58.11% -0.0774 -0.0383)
OKLCH	oklch(58.11% 0.086 206.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.2849, 20.5413, 31.1705)
Luminance	0.2054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8994 #94362B

analogous

#2B946B #2B8994 #2B5494

triadic

#2B8994 #942B89 #89942B

tetradic

#2B8994 #6B2B94 #94362B #54942B

square

#2B8994 #6B2B94 #94362B #54942B

split-complementary

#2B8994 #942B54 #946B2B

monochromatic

#0F3135 #1D5D65 #2B8994 #39B5C3 #67C7D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#2B8994 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#2B8994 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8994

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8994	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8994	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8395

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8994;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 137, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.086 206.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74abb3',
    500: '#2b8994',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8994;
$custom-light: #74abb3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8994",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.286,
    "s": 54.974,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58112,
    "c": 0.0864,
    "h": 206.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8994

secondary

#B96B62

accent

#5949DE

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8994

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

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