#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
RGBrgb(43, 151, 171)
HSLhsl(189, 60%, 42%)
HSVhsv(189, 75%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(74.9%, 11.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LABlab(57.64, -22.97, -19.12)
CIE-LCHlch(57.64, 29.89, 219.77°)
OKLaboklab(62.58% -0.0821 -0.0533)
OKLCHoklch(62.58% 0.098 213)
XYZxyz(19.4104, 25.5848, 42.4355)
Luminance0.2559 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

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
##2B97AB1.003.436.126.12
#FFFFFF3.431.0021.0021.00
#0000006.1221.001.001.00
##0000006.1221.001.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#2B97AB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva