#2B9CA0#2B9CA0

#2B9CA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.097 H 198.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9CA0
RGB	rgb(43, 156, 160)
HSL	hsl(182, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(182, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 2.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.81, -28.96, -11.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.81, 31.01, 200.97°)
OKLab	oklab(63.4% -0.0919 -0.0308)
OKLCH	oklch(63.4% 0.097 198.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2270, 26.8263, 37.4155)
Luminance	0.2683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9CA0 #A02F2B

analogous

#2BA069 #2B9CA0 #2B62A0

triadic

#2B9CA0 #A02B9C #9CA02B

tetradic

#2B9CA0 #692BA0 #A02F2B #62A02B

square

#2B9CA0 #692BA0 #A02F2B #62A02B

split-complementary

#2B9CA0 #A02B62 #A0692B

monochromatic

#113E40 #1E6D70 #2B9CA0 #3DC6CB #6ED4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.30

#2B9CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.37

#2B9CA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9CA0

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9CA0	1.00	3.30	6.37	6.37
#FFFFFF	3.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9195A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8088A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A29D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 156, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.097 198.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b9bc',
    500: '#2b9ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9ca0;
$custom-light: #78b9bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.051,
    "s": 57.635,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.634,
    "c": 0.09693,
    "h": 198.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.26829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9CA0

secondary

#BF6B68

accent

#4C47E1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9CA0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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