#2B8B7D#2B8B7D
#2B8B7D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.090 H 181.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B8B7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 139, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 0%, 10.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.35, -31.01, -0.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.35, 31.01, 181.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.79% -0.0902 -0.0021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.79% 0.09 181.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9288, 20.4579, 22.6128) |
| Luminance | 0.2046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.18
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.15
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.17
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.56
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.74
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B8B7D #8B2B39
analogous
#2B8B4D #2B8B7D #2B698B
triadic
#2B8B7D #7D2B8B #8B7D2B
tetradic
#2B8B7D #4D2B8B #8B2B39 #698B2B
square
#2B8B7D #4D2B8B #8B2B39 #698B2B
split-complementary
#2B8B7D #8B2B69 #8B4D2B
monochromatic
#0E2E29 #1D5C53 #2B8B7D #39BAA7 #62CEBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#2B8B7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#2B8B7D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B8B7D
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B8B7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B8B7D | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 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)
#85837C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#77797E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b8b7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 139, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.090 181.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72ada2',
500: '#2b8b7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b8b7d; $custom-light: #72ada2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b8b7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 139,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.25,
"s": 52.747,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57795,
"c": 0.09026,
"h": 181.3
},
"luminance": 0.20459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B8B7D
secondary
#B55D6A
accent
#4C61DC
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7E