#2B9C8B#2B9C8B
#2B9C8B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.102 H 180.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9C8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 156, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 0%, 10.9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.18, -35.07, -0.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.18, 35.07, 180.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.68% -0.1016 -0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.68% 0.102 180.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5427, 26.1525, 28.5445) |
| Luminance | 0.2616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.89
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.62
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.09
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.44
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.52
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9C8B #9C2B3C
analogous
#2B9C52 #2B9C8B #2B759C
triadic
#2B9C8B #8B2B9C #9C8B2B
tetradic
#2B9C8B #522B9C #9C2B3C #759C2B
square
#2B9C8B #522B9C #9C2B3C #759C2B
split-complementary
#2B9C8B #9C2B75 #9C522B
monochromatic
#113C36 #1E6C60 #2B9C8B #3BC9B4 #6BD6C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#2B9C8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.23
#2B9C8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9C8B
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9C8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9C8B | 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)
#95938A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85878C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9c8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 156, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.102 180.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76baac',
500: '#2b9c8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9c8b; $custom-light: #76baac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9c8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 156,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.973,
"s": 56.784,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62677,
"c": 0.10162,
"h": 180.5
},
"luminance": 0.26155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9C8B
secondary
#BD6673
accent
#485FE0
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F