#2B9989#2B9989

#2B9989 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.099 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9989
RGB	rgb(43, 153, 137)
HSL	hsl(171, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(171, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 10.5%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.17, -34.24, -0.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.17, 34.24, 180.73°)
OKLab	oklab(61.84% -0.0994 -0.0017)
OKLCH	oklch(61.84% 0.099 181)
XYZ	xyz(16.9007, 25.1002, 27.6162)
Luminance	0.2510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9989 #992B3B

analogous

#2B9952 #2B9989 #2B7299

triadic

#2B9989 #892B99 #99892B

tetradic

#2B9989 #522B99 #992B3B #72992B

square

#2B9989 #522B99 #992B3B #72992B

split-complementary

#2B9989 #992B72 #99522B

monochromatic

#103933 #1E695E #2B9989 #3AC8B3 #69D5C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#2B9989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#2B9989 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9989

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9989	1.00	3.49	6.02	6.02
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#929088

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83858A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 153, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.099 181.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b7ab',
    500: '#2b9989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9989;
$custom-light: #75b7ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.273,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61836,
    "c": 0.09946,
    "h": 181
  },
  "luminance": 0.25102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9989

secondary

#BC6471

accent

#485EDF

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9989

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

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