#2B8B99#2B8B99

#2B8B99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.089 H 209.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8B99
RGB	rgb(43, 139, 153)
HSL	hsl(188, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(188, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 9.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.25, -22.56, -15.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.25, 27.36, 214.46°)
OKLab	oklab(58.82% -0.0774 -0.043)
OKLCH	oklch(58.82% 0.089 209.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.9762, 21.2769, 33.3957)
Luminance	0.2128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8B99 #99392B

analogous

#2B9970 #2B8B99 #2B5499

triadic

#2B8B99 #992B8B #8B992B

tetradic

#2B8B99 #702B99 #99392B #54992B

square

#2B8B99 #702B99 #99392B #54992B

split-complementary

#2B8B99 #992B54 #99702B

monochromatic

#103439 #1E6069 #2B8B99 #3AB5C8 #69C7D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#2B8B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.26

#2B8B99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8B99

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8B99	1.00	4.00	5.26	5.26
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.26	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.26	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E869A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7A99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00928F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 139, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.089 209.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75adb7',
    500: '#2b8b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8b99;
$custom-light: #75adb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.636,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58823,
    "c": 0.08852,
    "h": 209.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8B99

secondary

#BC6F64

accent

#5C48DF

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8B99

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

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