#2B8C8E#2B8C8E

#2B8C8E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.087 H 197.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8C8E
RGB	rgb(43, 140, 142)
HSL	hsl(181, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(181, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 1.4%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.19, -26.51, -9.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.19, 28.07, 199.15°)
OKLab	oklab(58.65% -0.0833 -0.0255)
OKLCH	oklch(58.65% 0.087 197.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2546, 21.2210, 28.8780)
Luminance	0.2122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8C8E #8E2D2B

analogous

#2B8E5F #2B8C8E #2B5B8E

triadic

#2B8C8E #8E2B8C #8C8E2B

tetradic

#2B8C8E #5F2B8E #8E2D2B #5B8E2B

square

#2B8C8E #5F2B8E #8E2D2B #5B8E2B

split-complementary

#2B8C8E #8E2B5B #8E5F2B

monochromatic

#0F2F30 #1D5E5F #2B8C8E #39BABD #63CED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#2B8C8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#2B8C8E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8C8E

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8C8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8C8E	1.00	4.00	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#82858E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737A8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00918C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8c8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 140, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.087 197.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74aeaf',
    500: '#2b8c8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8c8e;
$custom-light: #74aeaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8c8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.212,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58649,
    "c": 0.08714,
    "h": 197.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8C8E

secondary

#B6605F

accent

#4E4BDD

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8C8E

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

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