#2B9495#2B9495

#2B9495 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.092 H 195.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9495
RGB	rgb(43, 148, 149)
HSL	hsl(181, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(181, 71%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 0.7%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.95, -28.36, -9.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.95, 29.79, 197.81°)
OKLab	oklab(60.96% -0.0886 -0.0253)
OKLCH	oklch(60.96% 0.092 195.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.0085, 23.8613, 32.1372)
Luminance	0.2386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9495 #952C2B

analogous

#2B9561 #2B9495 #2B5F95

triadic

#2B9495 #952B94 #94952B

tetradic

#2B9495 #612B95 #952C2B #5F952B

square

#2B9495 #612B95 #952C2B #5F952B

split-complementary

#2B9495 #952B5F #95612B

monochromatic

#103636 #1D6566 #2B9495 #39C3C4 #67D2D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#2B9495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#2B9495 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9495

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9495	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)

#8A8D95

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009994

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 148, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.092 195.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b4b4',
    500: '#2b9495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9495;
$custom-light: #75b4b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.566,
    "s": 55.208,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6096,
    "c": 0.09212,
    "h": 195.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9495

secondary

#BA6362

accent

#4B49DF

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9495

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

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