#2B9999#2B9999

#2B9999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.095 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9999
RGB	rgb(43, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(180, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.65, -29.61, -8.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.65, 30.91, 196.65°)
OKLab	oklab(62.38% -0.092 -0.0246)
OKLCH	oklch(62.38% 0.095 195)
XYZ	xyz(18.1346, 25.5938, 34.1152)
Luminance	0.2560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9999 #992B2B

analogous

#2B9962 #2B9999 #2B6299

triadic

#2B9999 #992B99 #99992B

tetradic

#2B9999 #622B99 #992B2B #62992B

square

#2B9999 #622B99 #992B2B #62992B

split-complementary

#2B9999 #992B62 #99622B

monochromatic

#103939 #1E6969 #2B9999 #3AC8C8 #69D5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#2B9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.12

#2B9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9999

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9999	1.00	3.43	6.12	6.12
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E859A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.095 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76b7b7',
    500: '#2b9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9999;
$custom-light: #76b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62382,
    "c": 0.0952,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.25596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9999

secondary

#BC6464

accent

#4848DF

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9999

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

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