#2B97AB#2B97AB
#2B97AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.098 H 213.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B97AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 151, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 11.7%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.64, -22.97, -19.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.64, 29.89, 219.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.58% -0.0821 -0.0533) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.58% 0.098 213) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4104, 25.5848, 42.4355) |
| Luminance | 0.2559 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.51
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.63
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.03
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.75
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.45
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B97AB #AB3F2B
analogous
#2BAB7F #2B97AB #2B57AB
triadic
#2B97AB #AB2B97 #97AB2B
tetradic
#2B97AB #7F2BAB #AB3F2B #57AB2B
square
#2B97AB #7F2BAB #AB3F2B #57AB2B
split-complementary
#2B97AB #AB2B57 #AB7F2B
monochromatic
#124149 #1F6C7A #2B97AB #43BAD0 #74CCDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#2B97AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#2B97AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B97AB
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B97AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B97AB | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8892AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7685AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b97ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 151, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.098 213.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b6c4',
500: '#2b97ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b97ab; $custom-light: #78b6c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b97ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 151,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.375,
"s": 59.813,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62578,
"c": 0.09786,
"h": 213
},
"luminance": 0.25587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B97AB
secondary
#C47C6E
accent
#5E45E3
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081