#2B99A7#2B99A7
#2B99A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.097 H 207.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B99A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 153, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 74%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 8.4%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.12, -25.28, -16.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.12, 29.99, 212.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.92% -0.0858 -0.0448) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.92% 0.097 207.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3595, 26.0838, 40.5661) |
| Luminance | 0.2609 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.12
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.80
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.33
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.07
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.12
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B99A7 #A7392B
analogous
#2BA777 #2B99A7 #2B5BA7
triadic
#2B99A7 #A72B99 #99A72B
tetradic
#2B99A7 #772BA7 #A7392B #5BA72B
square
#2B99A7 #772BA7 #A7392B #5BA72B
split-complementary
#2B99A7 #A72B5B #A7772B
monochromatic
#124046 #1E6C76 #2B99A7 #41BECE #72CFDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#2B99A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#2B99A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B99A7
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B99A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B99A7 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B93A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A86A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b99a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 153, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.097 207.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b7c1',
500: '#2b99a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b99a7; $custom-light: #78b7c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b99a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 153,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.774,
"s": 59.048,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62915,
"c": 0.09679,
"h": 207.6
},
"luminance": 0.26086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B99A7
secondary
#C2766C
accent
#5746E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081