#2B9988#2B9988

#2B9988 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.100 H 180.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9988
RGB	rgb(43, 153, 136)
HSL	hsl(171, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(171, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 11.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.15, -34.51, 0.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.15, 34.51, 179.85°)
OKLab	oklab(61.8% -0.0999 -0.0003)
OKLCH	oklch(61.8% 0.1 180.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.8293, 25.0717, 27.2401)
Luminance	0.2507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9988 #992B3C

analogous

#2B9951 #2B9988 #2B7399

triadic

#2B9988 #882B99 #99882B

tetradic

#2B9988 #512B99 #992B3C #73992B

square

#2B9988 #512B99 #992B3C #73992B

split-complementary

#2B9988 #992B73 #99512B

monochromatic

#103933 #1E695E #2B9988 #3AC8B2 #69D5C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#2B9988 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#2B9988 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9988

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9988	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9988	1.00	3.49	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#929087

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838589

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9988;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 153, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.100 180.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b7aa',
    500: '#2b9988',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9988;
$custom-light: #75b7aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9988",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.727,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61804,
    "c": 0.09991,
    "h": 180.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.25074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9988

secondary

#BC6472

accent

#4860DF

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9988

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

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