#2B9DAB#2B9DAB

#2B9DAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.099 H 207.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9DAB
RGB	rgb(43, 157, 171)
HSL	hsl(187, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(187, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.9%, 8.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.49, -26.04, -16.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.49, 30.72, 212.06°)
OKLab	oklab(64.07% -0.0881 -0.0453)
OKLCH	oklch(64.07% 0.099 207.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4007, 27.5654, 42.7656)
Luminance	0.2757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9DAB #AB392B

analogous

#2BAB79 #2B9DAB #2B5DAB

triadic

#2B9DAB #AB2B9D #9DAB2B

tetradic

#2B9DAB #792BAB #AB392B #5DAB2B

square

#2B9DAB #792BAB #AB392B #5DAB2B

split-complementary

#2B9DAB #AB2B5D #AB792B

monochromatic

#124349 #1F707A #2B9DAB #43C0D0 #74D1DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#2B9DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.51

#2B9DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9DAB

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9DAB	1.00	3.22	6.51	6.51
#FFFFFF	3.22	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)

#8F97AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 157, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.099 207.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79bac4',
    500: '#2b9dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9dab;
$custom-light: #79bac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.563,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64074,
    "c": 0.09909,
    "h": 207.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.27568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9DAB

secondary

#C4786E

accent

#5645E3

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9DAB

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

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