#2B9491#2B9491

#2B9491 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.092 H 192.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9491
RGB	rgb(43, 148, 145)
HSL	hsl(178, 55%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(178, 71%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 2%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.82, -29.56, -7.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.82, 30.38, 193.33°)
OKLab	oklab(60.82% -0.0904 -0.0195)
OKLCH	oklch(60.82% 0.092 192.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.6947, 23.7358, 30.4842)
Luminance	0.2374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9491 #942B2E

analogous

#2B945D #2B9491 #2B6294

triadic

#2B9491 #912B94 #94912B

tetradic

#2B9491 #5D2B94 #942B2E #62942B

square

#2B9491 #5D2B94 #942B2E #62942B

split-complementary

#2B9491 #942B62 #945D2B

monochromatic

#0F3534 #1D6563 #2B9491 #39C3BF #67D3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#2B9491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#2B9491 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9491

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9491	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B8C91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8192

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009893

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 148, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.092 192.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b4b1',
    500: '#2b9491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9491;
$custom-light: #75b4b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.286,
    "s": 54.974,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60815,
    "c": 0.09249,
    "h": 192.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9491

secondary

#B96264

accent

#494EDE

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F5

border

#C9D0CF

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9491

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

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