#2B9AA4#2B9AA4
#2B9AA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.096 H 204.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9AA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 154, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 6.1%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.32, -26.73, -14.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.32, 30.22, 207.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.05% -0.0881 -0.0392) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.05% 0.096 204) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2497, 26.3028, 39.1772) |
| Luminance | 0.2631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.48
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.73
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.14
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.41
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.44
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9AA4 #A4352B
analogous
#2BA471 #2B9AA4 #2B5DA4
triadic
#2B9AA4 #A42B9A #9AA42B
tetradic
#2B9AA4 #712BA4 #A4352B #5DA42B
square
#2B9AA4 #712BA4 #A4352B #5DA42B
split-complementary
#2B9AA4 #A42B5D #A4712B
monochromatic
#123F43 #1E6C74 #2B9AA4 #3FC1CD #70D1D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#2B9AA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#2B9AA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9AA4
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9AA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9AA4 | 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)
#8D93A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C87A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9aa4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 154, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.096 204.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b8bf',
500: '#2b9aa4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9aa4; $custom-light: #78b8bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9aa4",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 154,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.959,
"s": 58.454,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63048,
"c": 0.09641,
"h": 204
},
"luminance": 0.26305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9AA4
secondary
#C1716A
accent
#5346E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081