#2B9A97#2B9A97
#2B9A97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.096 H 192.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9A97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 154, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 72%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.1%, 0%, 1.9%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.90, -30.69, -7.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.90, 31.56, 193.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.57% -0.0939 -0.0205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.57% 0.096 192.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1352, 25.8570, 33.3073) |
| Luminance | 0.2586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.94
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.15
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.12
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.47
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.50
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9A97 #9A2B2E
analogous
#2B9A5F #2B9A97 #2B659A
triadic
#2B9A97 #972B9A #9A972B
tetradic
#2B9A97 #5F2B9A #9A2B2E #659A2B
square
#2B9A97 #5F2B9A #9A2B2E #659A2B
split-complementary
#2B9A97 #9A2B65 #9A5F2B
monochromatic
#103A39 #1E6A68 #2B9A97 #3AC8C4 #6AD5D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#2B9A97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.17
#2B9A97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9A97
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9A97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9A97 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.17 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 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)
#909297
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808698
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9a97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 154, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.096 192.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b8b5',
500: '#2b9a97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9a97; $custom-light: #76b8b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9a97",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 154,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.378,
"s": 56.345,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62565,
"c": 0.09611,
"h": 192.3
},
"luminance": 0.25859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9A97
secondary
#BC6567
accent
#484CE0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080