#2B9BA4#2B9BA4
#2B9BA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.097 H 203.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9BA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 155, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 5.5%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.63, -27.23, -13.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.63, 30.45, 206.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.3% -0.0891 -0.0379) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.097 203) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4155, 26.6343, 39.2324) |
| Luminance | 0.2664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.32
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.36
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.13
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.27
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.53
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9BA4 #A4342B
analogous
#2BA470 #2B9BA4 #2B5EA4
triadic
#2B9BA4 #A42B9B #9BA42B
tetradic
#2B9BA4 #702BA4 #A4342B #5EA42B
square
#2B9BA4 #702BA4 #A4342B #5EA42B
split-complementary
#2B9BA4 #A42B5E #A4702B
monochromatic
#123F43 #1E6D74 #2B9BA4 #3FC2CD #70D2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#2B9BA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#2B9BA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9BA4
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9BA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9BA4 | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F94A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D88A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9ba4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 155, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.097 203.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b9bf',
500: '#2b9ba4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9ba4; $custom-light: #78b9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9ba4",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 155,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.463,
"s": 58.454,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63299,
"c": 0.09683,
"h": 203
},
"luminance": 0.26637
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9BA4
secondary
#C1716A
accent
#5246E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081