#2B9494#2B9494

#2B9494 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.092 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9494
RGB	rgb(43, 148, 148)
HSL	hsl(180, 55%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(180, 71%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.92, -28.67, -8.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.92, 29.92, 196.68°)
OKLab	oklab(60.92% -0.089 -0.0239)
OKLCH	oklch(60.92% 0.092 195)
XYZ	xyz(16.9290, 23.8295, 31.7186)
Luminance	0.2383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9494 #942B2B

analogous

#2B9460 #2B9494 #2B6094

triadic

#2B9494 #942B94 #94942B

tetradic

#2B9494 #602B94 #942B2B #60942B

square

#2B9494 #602B94 #942B2B #60942B

split-complementary

#2B9494 #942B60 #94602B

monochromatic

#0F3535 #1D6565 #2B9494 #39C3C3 #67D3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#2B9494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#2B9494 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9494

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9494	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A8D94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009994

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 148, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.092 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b4b3',
    500: '#2b9494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9494;
$custom-light: #75b4b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 54.974,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60923,
    "c": 0.09217,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.23832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9494

secondary

#B96262

accent

#4949DE

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9494

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

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