#2B9D89#2B9D89
#2B9D89 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.104 H 178.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9D89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 157, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 0%, 12.7%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.44, -36.07, 1.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.44, 36.10, 177.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.87% -0.1036 0.0032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.87% 0.104 178.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5664, 26.4316, 27.8381) |
| Luminance | 0.2643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.84
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.32
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.11
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.56
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.66
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9D89 #9D2B3F
analogous
#2B9D50 #2B9D89 #2B789D
triadic
#2B9D89 #892B9D #9D892B
tetradic
#2B9D89 #502B9D #9D2B3F #789D2B
square
#2B9D89 #502B9D #9D2B3F #789D2B
split-complementary
#2B9D89 #9D2B78 #9D502B
monochromatic
#113D35 #1E6D5F #2B9D89 #3CCAB1 #6CD7C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#2B9D89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#2B9D89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9D89
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9D89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9D89 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979388
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87888B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9d89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 157, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.104 178.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76baab',
500: '#2b9d89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9d89; $custom-light: #76baab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9d89",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 157,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.474,
"s": 57,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62873,
"c": 0.10368,
"h": 178.2
},
"luminance": 0.26434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9D89
secondary
#BD6676
accent
#4862E0
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F