#2B96A9#2B96A9
#2B96A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.097 H 212.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B96A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 150, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.26, -23.10, -18.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.26, 29.64, 218.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.25% -0.0819 -0.0517) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.25% 0.097 212.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0610, 25.1886, 41.3857) |
| Luminance | 0.2519 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.25
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.51
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.30
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.67
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.98
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B96A9 #A93E2B
analogous
#2BA97D #2B96A9 #2B57A9
triadic
#2B96A9 #A92B96 #96A92B
tetradic
#2B96A9 #7D2BA9 #A93E2B #57A92B
square
#2B96A9 #7D2BA9 #A93E2B #57A92B
split-complementary
#2B96A9 #A92B57 #A97D2B
monochromatic
#123F47 #1F6B78 #2B96A9 #42BACF #73CCDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#2B96A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.04
#2B96A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B96A9
6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B96A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B96A9 | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.04 | 6.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8791AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7684A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b96a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 150, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.097 212.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b5c2',
500: '#2b96a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b96a9; $custom-light: #78b5c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b96a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 150,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.048,
"s": 59.434,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62246,
"c": 0.09686,
"h": 212.3
},
"luminance": 0.25191
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B96A9
secondary
#C37A6D
accent
#5D45E3
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081