#2B9997#2B9997

#2B9997 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.095 H 193.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9997
RGB	rgb(43, 153, 151)
HSL	hsl(179, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(179, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 1.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.59, -30.21, -7.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.59, 31.20, 194.50°)
OKLab	oklab(62.31% -0.0929 -0.0217)
OKLCH	oklch(62.31% 0.095 193.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.9708, 25.5283, 33.2525)
Luminance	0.2553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9997 #992B2D

analogous

#2B9960 #2B9997 #2B6499

triadic

#2B9997 #972B99 #99972B

tetradic

#2B9997 #602B99 #992B2D #64992B

square

#2B9997 #602B99 #992B2D #64992B

split-complementary

#2B9997 #992B64 #99602B

monochromatic

#103939 #1E6968 #2B9997 #3AC8C5 #69D5D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#2B9997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.11

#2B9997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9997

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9997	1.00	3.44	6.11	6.11
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 153, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.095 193.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76b7b5',
    500: '#2b9997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9997;
$custom-light: #76b7b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.909,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6231,
    "c": 0.09538,
    "h": 193.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9997

secondary

#BC6466

accent

#484BDF

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9997

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

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