#2B8A99#2B8A99

#2B8A99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.088 H 210.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8A99
RGB	rgb(43, 138, 153)
HSL	hsl(188, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(188, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 9.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.94, -22.03, -15.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.94, 27.21, 215.91°)
OKLab	oklab(58.57% -0.0763 -0.0444)
OKLCH	oklch(58.57% 0.088 210.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.8320, 20.9886, 33.3476)
Luminance	0.2099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8A99 #993A2B

analogous

#2B9971 #2B8A99 #2B5399

triadic

#2B8A99 #992B8A #8A992B

tetradic

#2B8A99 #712B99 #993A2B #53992B

square

#2B8A99 #712B99 #993A2B #53992B

split-complementary

#2B8A99 #992B53 #99712B

monochromatic

#103439 #1E5F69 #2B8A99 #3AB4C8 #69C6D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#2B8A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#2B8A99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8A99

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8A99	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D859A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7999

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00918F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 138, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.088 210.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75acb7',
    500: '#2b8a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8a99;
$custom-light: #75acb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.182,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58569,
    "c": 0.08828,
    "h": 210.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8A99

secondary

#BC7064

accent

#5D48DF

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8A99

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

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