#2B9485#2B9485

#2B9485 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.096 H 181.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9485
RGB	rgb(43, 148, 133)
HSL	hsl(171, 55%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(171, 71%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 10.1%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.47, -33.02, -0.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.47, 33.03, 181.12°)
OKLab	oklab(60.41% -0.0961 -0.0023)
OKLCH	oklch(60.41% 0.096 181.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.8178, 23.3850, 25.8659)
Luminance	0.2339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9485 #942B3A

analogous

#2B9451 #2B9485 #2B6E94

triadic

#2B9485 #852B94 #94852B

tetradic

#2B9485 #512B94 #942B3A #6E942B

square

#2B9485 #512B94 #942B3A #6E942B

split-complementary

#2B9485 #942B6E #94512B

monochromatic

#0F3530 #1D655A #2B9485 #39C3B0 #67D3C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#2B9485 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#2B9485 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9485

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9485	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9485	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D8B84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8086

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00978F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9485;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 148, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.096 181.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b4a8',
    500: '#2b9485',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9485;
$custom-light: #74b4a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9485",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.429,
    "s": 54.974,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60408,
    "c": 0.09609,
    "h": 181.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9485

secondary

#B9626E

accent

#495FDE

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#09110F

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9485

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

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