#2B8B7B#2B8B7B
#2B8B7B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.091 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B8B7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 139, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 0%, 11.5%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.29, -31.56, 0.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.29, 31.57, 179.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.73% -0.0912 0.0008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.73% 0.091 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8023, 20.4073, 21.9466) |
| Luminance | 0.2041 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.44
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.46
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.92
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.75
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.43
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B8B7B #8B2B3B
analogous
#2B8B4B #2B8B7B #2B6B8B
triadic
#2B8B7B #7B2B8B #8B7B2B
tetradic
#2B8B7B #4B2B8B #8B2B3B #6B8B2B
square
#2B8B7B #4B2B8B #8B2B3B #6B8B2B
split-complementary
#2B8B7B #8B2B6B #8B4B2B
monochromatic
#0E2E28 #1D5C52 #2B8B7B #39BAA4 #62CEBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#2B8B7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.08
#2B8B7B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B8B7B
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B8B7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B8B7B | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.08 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85837A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#77797C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b8b7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 139, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.091 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72ada1',
500: '#2b8b7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b8b7b; $custom-light: #72ada1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b8b7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 139,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170,
"s": 52.747,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5773,
"c": 0.09121,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.20409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B8B7B
secondary
#B55D6C
accent
#4C64DC
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100E
muted
#7B7F7E