#2B9D97#2B9D97
#2B9D97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.098 H 189.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9D97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 157, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 0%, 3.8%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.84, -32.13, -5.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.84, 32.67, 190.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.33% -0.097 -0.0166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.33% 0.098 189.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6365, 26.8597, 33.4744) |
| Luminance | 0.2686 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.80
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.13
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.84
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.76
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.28
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9D97 #9D2B31
analogous
#2B9D5E #2B9D97 #2B6A9D
triadic
#2B9D97 #972B9D #9D972B
tetradic
#2B9D97 #5E2B9D #9D2B31 #6A9D2B
square
#2B9D97 #5E2B9D #9D2B31 #6A9D2B
split-complementary
#2B9D97 #9D2B6A #9D5E2B
monochromatic
#113D3B #1E6D69 #2B9D97 #3CCAC2 #6CD7D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#2B9D97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#2B9D97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9D97
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9D97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9D97 | 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)
#949597
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838998
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9d97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 157, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.098 189.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bab5',
500: '#2b9d97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9d97; $custom-light: #77bab5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9d97",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 157,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.842,
"s": 57,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63332,
"c": 0.09844,
"h": 189.7
},
"luminance": 0.26862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9D97
secondary
#BD666B
accent
#4850E0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180