#2B97A3#2B97A3
#2B97A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.095 H 206.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B97A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 151, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.6%, 7.4%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.36, -25.53, -15.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.36, 29.61, 210.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.25% -0.0855 -0.0417) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.25% 0.095 206) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6708, 25.2889, 38.5405) |
| Luminance | 0.2529 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.04
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.64
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.09
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.15
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.56
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B97A3 #A3372B
analogous
#2BA373 #2B97A3 #2B5BA3
triadic
#2B97A3 #A32B97 #97A32B
tetradic
#2B97A3 #732BA3 #A3372B #5BA32B
square
#2B97A3 #732BA3 #A3372B #5BA32B
split-complementary
#2B97A3 #A32B5B #A3732B
monochromatic
#113D42 #1E6A73 #2B97A3 #3FBECC #6FCFD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#2B97A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.06
#2B97A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B97A3
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B97A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B97A3 | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.06 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A91A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7984A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b97a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 151, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.095 206.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b6be',
500: '#2b97a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b97a3; $custom-light: #77b6be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b97a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 151,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186,
"s": 58.252,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62254,
"c": 0.0951,
"h": 206
},
"luminance": 0.25291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B97A3
secondary
#C0726A
accent
#5646E1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081