#2B9CA4#2B9CA4

#2B9CA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.097 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9CA4
RGB	rgb(43, 156, 164)
HSL	hsl(184, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(184, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 4.9%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.95, -27.73, -13.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.95, 30.70, 205.40°)
OKLab	oklab(63.55% -0.0901 -0.0366)
OKLCH	oklch(63.55% 0.097 202.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.5826, 26.9685, 39.2881)
Luminance	0.2697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9CA4 #A4332B

analogous

#2BA46F #2B9CA4 #2B5FA4

triadic

#2B9CA4 #A42B9C #9CA42B

tetradic

#2B9CA4 #6F2BA4 #A4332B #5FA42B

square

#2B9CA4 #6F2BA4 #A4332B #5FA42B

split-complementary

#2B9CA4 #A42B5F #A46F2B

monochromatic

#124043 #1E6E74 #2B9CA4 #3FC3CD #70D3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.28

#2B9CA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.39

#2B9CA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9CA4

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9CA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9CA4	1.00	3.28	6.39	6.39
#FFFFFF	3.28	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)

#9095A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E88A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A29E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9ca4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 156, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.097 202.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b9bf',
    500: '#2b9ca4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9ca4;
$custom-light: #78b9bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9ca4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.967,
    "s": 58.454,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63551,
    "c": 0.09727,
    "h": 202.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.26971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9CA4

secondary

#C1706A

accent

#5046E2

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9CA4

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

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