#2B9AA0#2B9AA0
#2B9AA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.096 H 200.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9AA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 154, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 73%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 3.8%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.19, -27.97, -12.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.19, 30.45, 203.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.89% -0.0898 -0.0334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.89% 0.096 200.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8942, 26.1606, 37.3046) |
| Luminance | 0.2616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.18
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.30
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.22
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.78
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.06
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9AA0 #A0312B
analogous
#2BA06C #2B9AA0 #2B60A0
triadic
#2B9AA0 #A02B9A #9AA02B
tetradic
#2B9AA0 #6C2BA0 #A0312B #60A02B
square
#2B9AA0 #6C2BA0 #A0312B #60A02B
split-complementary
#2B9AA0 #A02B60 #A06C2B
monochromatic
#113D40 #1E6C70 #2B9AA0 #3DC4CB #6ED2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#2B9AA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.23
#2B9AA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9AA0
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9AA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9AA0 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.23 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E93A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D87A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9aa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 154, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.096 200.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b8bc',
500: '#2b9aa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9aa0; $custom-light: #77b8bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9aa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 154,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.077,
"s": 57.635,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62894,
"c": 0.09586,
"h": 200.4
},
"luminance": 0.26163
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9AA0
secondary
#BF6C68
accent
#4F47E1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081