#2B8B8B#2B8B8B

#2B8B8B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.087 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8B8B
RGB	rgb(43, 139, 139)
HSL	hsl(180, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(180, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 0%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.78, -26.92, -8.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.78, 28.11, 196.72°)
OKLab	oklab(58.28% -0.0836 -0.0225)
OKLCH	oklch(58.28% 0.087 195)
XYZ	xyz(14.8870, 20.8412, 27.6593)
Luminance	0.2084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8B8B #8B2B2B

analogous

#2B8B5B #2B8B8B #2B5B8B

triadic

#2B8B8B #8B2B8B #8B8B2B

tetradic

#2B8B8B #5B2B8B #8B2B2B #5B8B2B

square

#2B8B8B #5B2B8B #8B2B2B #5B8B2B

split-complementary

#2B8B8B #8B2B5B #8B5B2B

monochromatic

#0E2E2E #1D5C5C #2B8B8B #39BABA #62CECE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#2B8B8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#2B8B8B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8B8B

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8B8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8B8B	1.00	4.06	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#82848B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73798C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8b8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 139, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.087 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73adac',
    500: '#2b8b8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8b8b;
$custom-light: #73adac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8b8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 52.747,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5828,
    "c": 0.08658,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.20843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8B8B

secondary

#B55D5D

accent

#4C4CDC

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8B8B

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

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