#2B9D96#2B9D96
#2B9D96 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.099 H 188.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9D96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 157, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 0%, 4.5%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.81, -32.42, -5.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.81, 32.87, 189.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.3% -0.0975 -0.0152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.099 188.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5557, 26.8273, 33.0485) |
| Luminance | 0.2683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.77
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.78
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.59
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.64
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9D96 #9D2B32
analogous
#2B9D5D #2B9D96 #2B6B9D
triadic
#2B9D96 #962B9D #9D962B
tetradic
#2B9D96 #5D2B9D #9D2B32 #6B9D2B
square
#2B9D96 #5D2B9D #9D2B32 #6B9D2B
split-complementary
#2B9D96 #9D2B6B #9D5D2B
monochromatic
#113D3A #1E6D68 #2B9D96 #3CCAC1 #6CD7D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#2B9D96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#2B9D96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9D96
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9D96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9D96 | 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)
#949496
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848897
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9d96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 157, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.099 188.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bab4',
500: '#2b9d96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9d96; $custom-light: #77bab4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9d96",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 157,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.316,
"s": 57,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63297,
"c": 0.09866,
"h": 188.9
},
"luminance": 0.2683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9D96
secondary
#BD666C
accent
#4851E0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180