#2B997E#2B997E

#2B997E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.106 H 172.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B997E
RGB	rgb(43, 153, 126)
HSL	hsl(165, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(165, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 17.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.88, -37.19, 5.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.88, 37.58, 171.74°)
OKLab	oklab(61.5% -0.1048 0.0137)
OKLCH	oklch(61.5% 0.106 172.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.1515, 24.8005, 23.6704)
Luminance	0.2480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B997E #992B46

analogous

#2B9947 #2B997E #2B7D99

triadic

#2B997E #7E2B99 #997E2B

tetradic

#2B997E #472B99 #992B46 #7D992B

square

#2B997E #472B99 #992B46 #7D992B

split-complementary

#2B997E #992B7D #99472B

monochromatic

#10392F #1E6957 #2B997E #3AC8A5 #69D5BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#2B997E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.96

#2B997E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B997E

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B997E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B997E	1.00	3.52	5.96	5.96
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#948F7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#858480

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b997e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 153, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.106 172.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b8a3',
    500: '#2b997e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b997e;
$custom-light: #74b8a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b997e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.273,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.615,
    "c": 0.10565,
    "h": 172.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B997E

secondary

#BC647A

accent

#486DDF

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F3

border

#C9D0CD

text

#09110F

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B997E

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

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