#2B9C9B#2B9C9B
#2B9C9B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.097 H 194.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9C9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 156, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 0%, 0.6%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.65, -30.47, -8.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.65, 31.63, 195.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.22% -0.0941 -0.0236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.22% 0.097 194.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7984, 26.6549, 35.1581) |
| Luminance | 0.2666 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.74
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.98
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.82
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.08
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.14
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9C9B #9C2B2C
analogous
#2B9C63 #2B9C9B #2B659C
triadic
#2B9C9B #9B2B9C #9C9B2B
tetradic
#2B9C9B #632B9C #9C2B2C #659C2B
square
#2B9C9B #632B9C #9C2B2C #659C2B
split-complementary
#2B9C9B #9C2B65 #9C632B
monochromatic
#113C3C #1E6C6B #2B9C9B #3BC9C8 #6BD6D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#2B9C9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#2B9C9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9C9B
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9C9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9C9B | 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)
#92949B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81889C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9c9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 156, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.097 194.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b9b8',
500: '#2b9c9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9c9b; $custom-light: #77b9b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9c9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 156,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.469,
"s": 56.784,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63217,
"c": 0.09707,
"h": 194.1
},
"luminance": 0.26657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9C9B
secondary
#BD6667
accent
#4849E0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080