#2B9BAC#2B9BAC
#2B9BAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.099 H 210.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9BAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 155, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 9.9%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.91, -24.71, -17.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.91, 30.42, 215.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.62% -0.0857 -0.0494) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.62% 0.099 210) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1608, 26.9324, 43.1577) |
| Luminance | 0.2693 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.56
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.63
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.98
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.34
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.35
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9BAC #AC3C2B
analogous
#2BAC7D #2B9BAC #2B5BAC
triadic
#2B9BAC #AC2B9B #9BAC2B
tetradic
#2B9BAC #7D2BAC #AC3C2B #5BAC2B
square
#2B9BAC #7D2BAC #AC3C2B #5BAC2B
split-complementary
#2B9BAC #AC2B5B #AC7D2B
monochromatic
#13434A #1F6F7B #2B9BAC #44BED0 #75CFDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#2B9BAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.39
#2B9BAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9BAC
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9BAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9BAC | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.39 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C95AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B88AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9bac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 155, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.099 210.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b8c4',
500: '#2b9bac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9bac; $custom-light: #79b8c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9bac",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 155,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.907,
"s": 60,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63615,
"c": 0.09891,
"h": 210
},
"luminance": 0.26935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9BAC
secondary
#C47A6F
accent
#5A45E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081