#2B8E97#2B8E97

#2B8E97 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.089 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8E97
RGB	rgb(43, 142, 151)
HSL	hsl(185, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(185, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.12, -24.74, -13.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.12, 27.95, 207.73°)
OKLab	oklab(59.51% -0.0814 -0.0361)
OKLCH	oklch(59.51% 0.089 203.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.2527, 22.0921, 32.6798)
Luminance	0.2209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8E97 #97342B

analogous

#2B976A #2B8E97 #2B5897

triadic

#2B8E97 #972B8E #8E972B

tetradic

#2B8E97 #6A2B97 #97342B #58972B

square

#2B8E97 #6A2B97 #97342B #58972B

split-complementary

#2B8E97 #972B58 #976A2B

monochromatic

#103438 #1D6167 #2B8E97 #39BBC7 #68CBD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#2B8E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#2B8E97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8E97

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8E97	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828898

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009491

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 142, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.089 203.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75afb5',
    500: '#2b8e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8e97;
$custom-light: #75afb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185,
    "s": 55.67,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59505,
    "c": 0.08903,
    "h": 203.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8E97

secondary

#BB6A63

accent

#5549DF

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8E97

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

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