#2B9C97#2B9C97
#2B9C97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.098 H 190.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9C97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 156, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 0%, 3.2%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.53, -31.65, -6.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.53, 32.29, 191.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.08% -0.096 -0.0179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.08% 0.098 190.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4680, 26.5227, 33.4182) |
| Luminance | 0.2652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.71
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.43
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.88
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.67
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.01
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9C97 #9C2B30
analogous
#2B9C5F #2B9C97 #2B699C
triadic
#2B9C97 #972B9C #9C972B
tetradic
#2B9C97 #5F2B9C #9C2B30 #699C2B
square
#2B9C97 #5F2B9C #9C2B30 #699C2B
split-complementary
#2B9C97 #9C2B69 #9C5F2B
monochromatic
#113C3A #1E6C69 #2B9C97 #3BC9C3 #6BD6D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#2B9C97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#2B9C97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9C97
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9C97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9C97 | 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)
#939497
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828898
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9c97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 156, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.098 190.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b9b5',
500: '#2b9c97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9c97; $custom-light: #77b9b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9c97",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 156,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.345,
"s": 56.784,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63076,
"c": 0.09764,
"h": 190.6
},
"luminance": 0.26525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9C97
secondary
#BD666A
accent
#484EE0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080