#2B999D#2B999D

#2B999D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.095 H 198.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B999D
RGB	rgb(43, 153, 157)
HSL	hsl(182, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(182, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.6%, 2.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.78, -28.40, -10.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.78, 30.43, 201.08°)
OKLab	oklab(62.53% -0.0902 -0.0304)
OKLCH	oklch(62.53% 0.095 198.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4706, 25.7282, 35.8843)
Luminance	0.2573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B999D #9D2F2B

analogous

#2B9D68 #2B999D #2B609D

triadic

#2B999D #9D2B99 #999D2B

tetradic

#2B999D #682B9D #9D2F2B #609D2B

square

#2B999D #682B9D #9D2F2B #609D2B

split-complementary

#2B999D #9D2B60 #9D682B

monochromatic

#113B3D #1E6A6D #2B999D #3CC5CA #6CD3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.42

#2B999D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.15

#2B999D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B999D

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B999D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B999D	1.00	3.42	6.15	6.15
#FFFFFF	3.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E929D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D869E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009F9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b999d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 153, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.095 198.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77b7b9',
    500: '#2b999d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b999d;
$custom-light: #77b7b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b999d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.105,
    "s": 57,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62529,
    "c": 0.09514,
    "h": 198.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B999D

secondary

#BD6966

accent

#4D48E0

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B999D

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

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