#2B9799#2B9799
#2B9799 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.094 H 196.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9799 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 151, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 56%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 72%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 1.3%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, -28.63, -9.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 30.26, 198.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.87% -0.0899 -0.0272) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.87% 0.094 196.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8100, 24.9446, 34.0070) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.70
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.73
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.33
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.52
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.86
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9799 #992D2B
analogous
#2B9964 #2B9799 #2B6099
triadic
#2B9799 #992B97 #97992B
tetradic
#2B9799 #642B99 #992D2B #60992B
square
#2B9799 #642B99 #992D2B #60992B
split-complementary
#2B9799 #992B60 #99642B
monochromatic
#103939 #1E6869 #2B9799 #3AC5C8 #69D3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#2B9799 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#2B9799 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9799
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9799 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9799 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C9099
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C849A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009C97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9799; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 151, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.094 196.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b6b7',
500: '#2b9799',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9799; $custom-light: #76b6b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9799",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 151,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.091,
"s": 56.122,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61872,
"c": 0.09392,
"h": 196.8
},
"luminance": 0.24947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9799
secondary
#BC6664
accent
#4B48DF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080