#2B99AD#2B99AD
#2B99AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.099 H 212.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B99AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 153, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 11.6%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.33, -23.36, -19.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.33, 30.24, 219.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.16% -0.0833 -0.0535) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.16% 0.099 212.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9271, 26.3108, 43.5553) |
| Luminance | 0.2631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.14
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.39
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.42
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.31
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.79
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B99AD #AD3F2B
analogous
#2BAD80 #2B99AD #2B58AD
triadic
#2B99AD #AD2B99 #99AD2B
tetradic
#2B99AD #802BAD #AD3F2B #58AD2B
square
#2B99AD #802BAD #AD3F2B #58AD2B
split-complementary
#2B99AD #AD2B58 #AD802B
monochromatic
#13424B #1F6E7C #2B99AD #45BBD1 #76CDDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#2B99AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#2B99AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B99AD
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B99AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B99AD | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A94AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7887AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b99ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 153, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.099 212.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b7c5',
500: '#2b99ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b99ad; $custom-light: #79b7c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b99ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 153,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.231,
"s": 60.185,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63159,
"c": 0.09898,
"h": 212.7
},
"luminance": 0.26313
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B99AD
secondary
#C47C6F
accent
#5D44E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081