#2B9AA9#2B9AA9
#2B9AA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.098 H 208.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9AA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 154, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 8.9%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.50, -25.15, -16.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.50, 30.18, 213.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.25% -0.0859 -0.0464) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.25% 0.098 208.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7102, 26.4870, 41.6021) |
| Luminance | 0.2649 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.22
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.93
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.97
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.56
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.61
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9AA9 #A93A2B
analogous
#2BA979 #2B9AA9 #2B5BA9
triadic
#2B9AA9 #A92B9A #9AA92B
tetradic
#2B9AA9 #792BA9 #A93A2B #5BA92B
square
#2B9AA9 #792BA9 #A93A2B #5BA92B
split-complementary
#2B9AA9 #A92B5B #A9792B
monochromatic
#124147 #1F6E78 #2B9AA9 #42BECF #73CFDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#2B9AA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#2B9AA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9AA9
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9AA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9AA9 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C94AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B87A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9aa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 154, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.098 208.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b8c2',
500: '#2b9aa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9aa9; $custom-light: #78b8c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9aa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 154,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.143,
"s": 59.434,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63245,
"c": 0.09767,
"h": 208.4
},
"luminance": 0.26489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9AA9
secondary
#C3776D
accent
#5845E3
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081