#2B9C8A#2B9C8A
#2B9C8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.102 H 179.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 156, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 0%, 11.5%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.15, -35.34, 0.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.15, 35.35, 179.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.65% -0.1021 0.0006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.65% 0.102 179.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4699, 26.1235, 28.1614) |
| Luminance | 0.2613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.19
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.76
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.42
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.51
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.56
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9C8A #9C2B3D
analogous
#2B9C51 #2B9C8A #2B769C
triadic
#2B9C8A #8A2B9C #9C8A2B
tetradic
#2B9C8A #512B9C #9C2B3D #769C2B
square
#2B9C8A #512B9C #9C2B3D #769C2B
split-complementary
#2B9C8A #9C2B76 #9C512B
monochromatic
#113C35 #1E6C60 #2B9C8A #3BC9B2 #6BD6C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#2B9C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.23
#2B9C8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9C8A
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9C8A | 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)
#959289
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86878C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 156, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.102 179.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76baac',
500: '#2b9c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9c8a; $custom-light: #76baac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 156,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.442,
"s": 56.784,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62645,
"c": 0.1021,
"h": 179.7
},
"luminance": 0.26126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9C8A
secondary
#BD6674
accent
#4860E0
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F