#2B8E99#2B8E99

#2B8E99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.089 H 205.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8E99
RGB	rgb(43, 142, 153)
HSL	hsl(186, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(186, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 7.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.19, -24.11, -14.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.19, 27.90, 210.24°)
OKLab	oklab(59.58% -0.0805 -0.039)
OKLCH	oklch(59.58% 0.089 205.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.4165, 22.1576, 33.5425)
Luminance	0.2216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8E99 #99362B

analogous

#2B996D #2B8E99 #2B5799

triadic

#2B8E99 #992B8E #8E992B

tetradic

#2B8E99 #6D2B99 #99362B #57992B

square

#2B8E99 #6D2B99 #99362B #57992B

split-complementary

#2B8E99 #992B57 #996D2B

monochromatic

#103539 #1E6269 #2B8E99 #3AB9C8 #69CAD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#2B8E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#2B8E99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8E99

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8E99	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#82889A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727D99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009491

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 142, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.089 205.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75afb7',
    500: '#2b8e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8e99;
$custom-light: #75afb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59584,
    "c": 0.08947,
    "h": 205.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8E99

secondary

#BC6D64

accent

#5748DF

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8E99

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

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