#2B9DAA#2B9DAA
#2B9DAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.099 H 206.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9DAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 157, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.7%, 7.6%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.46, -26.35, -15.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.46, 30.72, 210.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.03% -0.0885 -0.0439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.03% 0.099 206.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3057, 27.5274, 42.2655) |
| Luminance | 0.2753 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.70
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.17
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.95
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.12
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.60
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9DAA #AA382B
analogous
#2BAA78 #2B9DAA #2B5EAA
triadic
#2B9DAA #AA2B9D #9DAA2B
tetradic
#2B9DAA #782BAA #AA382B #5EAA2B
square
#2B9DAA #782BAA #AA382B #5EAA2B
split-complementary
#2B9DAA #AA2B5E #AA782B
monochromatic
#124348 #1F7079 #2B9DAA #43C1CF #74D1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#2B9DAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#2B9DAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9DAA
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9DAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9DAA | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F97AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8AAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9daa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 157, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.099 206.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bac3',
500: '#2b9daa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9daa; $custom-light: #79bac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9daa",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 157,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.142,
"s": 59.624,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64034,
"c": 0.09883,
"h": 206.4
},
"luminance": 0.2753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9DAA
secondary
#C3766E
accent
#5545E3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081