#2B9A96#2B9A96
#2B9A96 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.096 H 191.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9A96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 154, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 72%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.1%, 0%, 2.6%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.87, -30.99, -6.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.87, 31.73, 192.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.53% -0.0944 -0.019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.53% 0.096 191.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0543, 25.8247, 32.8814) |
| Luminance | 0.2583 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.67
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.76
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.79
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.41
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.42
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9A96 #9A2B2F
analogous
#2B9A5E #2B9A96 #2B669A
triadic
#2B9A96 #962B9A #9A962B
tetradic
#2B9A96 #5E2B9A #9A2B2F #669A2B
square
#2B9A96 #5E2B9A #9A2B2F #669A2B
split-complementary
#2B9A96 #9A2B66 #9A5E2B
monochromatic
#103A39 #1E6A67 #2B9A96 #3AC8C3 #6AD5D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#2B9A96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.17
#2B9A96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9A96
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9A96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9A96 | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.17 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#919296
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808697
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9a96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 154, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.096 191.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b8b4',
500: '#2b9a96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9a96; $custom-light: #76b8b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9a96",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 154,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.838,
"s": 56.345,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6253,
"c": 0.09627,
"h": 191.4
},
"luminance": 0.25827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9A96
secondary
#BC6568
accent
#484EE0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080