#2B9CA3#2B9CA3

#2B9CA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.097 H 201.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9CA3
RGB	rgb(43, 156, 163)
HSL	hsl(184, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(184, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 4.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.91, -28.04, -12.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.91, 30.76, 204.29°)
OKLab	oklab(63.51% -0.0906 -0.0351)
OKLCH	oklch(63.51% 0.097 201.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4926, 26.9325, 38.8144)
Luminance	0.2693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9CA3 #A3322B

analogous

#2BA36E #2B9CA3 #2B60A3

triadic

#2B9CA3 #A32B9C #9CA32B

tetradic

#2B9CA3 #6E2BA3 #A3322B #60A32B

square

#2B9CA3 #6E2BA3 #A3322B #60A32B

split-complementary

#2B9CA3 #A32B60 #A36E2B

monochromatic

#113F42 #1E6E73 #2B9CA3 #3FC4CC #6FD3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.29

#2B9CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.39

#2B9CA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9CA3

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9CA3	1.00	3.29	6.39	6.39
#FFFFFF	3.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9095A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F88A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A29E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 156, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.097 201.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b9be',
    500: '#2b9ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9ca3;
$custom-light: #78b9be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.5,
    "s": 58.252,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63513,
    "c": 0.09714,
    "h": 201.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.26935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9CA3

secondary

#C06F6A

accent

#4F46E1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9CA3

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

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