#2B8EA0#2B8EA0

#2B8EA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.092 H 212.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8EA0
RGB	rgb(43, 142, 160)
HSL	hsl(189, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(189, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.44, -21.86, -17.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.44, 28.13, 219.00°)
OKLab	oklab(59.87% -0.0775 -0.0493)
OKLCH	oklch(59.87% 0.092 212.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.0117, 22.3957, 36.6771)
Luminance	0.2240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8EA0 #A03D2B

analogous

#2BA078 #2B8EA0 #2B53A0

triadic

#2B8EA0 #A02B8E #8EA02B

tetradic

#2B8EA0 #782BA0 #A03D2B #53A02B

square

#2B8EA0 #782BA0 #A03D2B #53A02B

split-complementary

#2B8EA0 #A02B53 #A0782B

monochromatic

#113840 #1E6370 #2B8EA0 #3DB5CB #6EC8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#2B8EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#2B8EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8EA0

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8EA0	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8089A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 142, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.092 212.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76afbc',
    500: '#2b8ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8ea0;
$custom-light: #76afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.231,
    "s": 57.635,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59869,
    "c": 0.09185,
    "h": 212.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8EA0

secondary

#BF7568

accent

#5F47E1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8EA0

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →