#2B9990#2B9990
#2B9990 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.097 H 186.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9990 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 153, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 56%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 72%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 5.9%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.37, -32.26, -4.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.37, 32.52, 187.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.07% -0.0961 -0.0117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.07% 0.097 186.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4192, 25.3076, 30.3470) |
| Luminance | 0.2531 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.57
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.00
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.17
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.54
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.30
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9990 #992B34
analogous
#2B9959 #2B9990 #2B6B99
triadic
#2B9990 #902B99 #99902B
tetradic
#2B9990 #592B99 #992B34 #6B992B
square
#2B9990 #592B99 #992B34 #6B992B
split-complementary
#2B9990 #992B6B #99592B
monochromatic
#103936 #1E6963 #2B9990 #3AC8BC #69D5CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.46
#2B9990 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.06
#2B9990 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9990
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9990 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9990 | 1.00 | 3.46 | 6.06 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#919090
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818591
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9990; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 153, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.097 186.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b7b0',
500: '#2b9990',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9990; $custom-light: #76b7b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9990",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 153,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.091,
"s": 56.122,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62066,
"c": 0.09683,
"h": 186.9
},
"luminance": 0.2531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9990
secondary
#BC646B
accent
#4855DF
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F