#2B997C#2B997C

#2B997C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.107 H 171.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B997C
RGB	rgb(43, 153, 124)
HSL	hsl(164, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(164, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 19%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.83, -37.71, 6.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.83, 38.26, 170.28°)
OKLab	oklab(61.44% -0.1057 0.0165)
OKLCH	oklch(61.44% 0.107 171.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.0237, 24.7494, 22.9975)
Luminance	0.2475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B997C #992B48

analogous

#2B9945 #2B997C #2B7F99

triadic

#2B997C #7C2B99 #997C2B

tetradic

#2B997C #452B99 #992B48 #7F992B

square

#2B997C #452B99 #992B48 #7F992B

split-complementary

#2B997C #992B7F #99452B

monochromatic

#10392F #1E6955 #2B997C #3AC8A2 #69D5B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#2B997C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#2B997C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B997C

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B997C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B997C	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#948F7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86847E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b997c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 153, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.107 171.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b8a1',
    500: '#2b997c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b997c;
$custom-light: #74b8a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b997c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.182,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61443,
    "c": 0.10701,
    "h": 171.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B997C

secondary

#BC647B

accent

#4870DF

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EEF6F2

border

#C9D0CC

text

#09110F

muted

#7B807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B997C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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