#2B9DB3#2B9DB3
#2B9DB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.102 H 213.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9DB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 157, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 12.3%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.78, -23.47, -20.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.78, 31.09, 220.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.4% -0.0848 -0.0569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.4% 0.102 213.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1864, 27.8796, 46.9038) |
| Luminance | 0.2788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.32
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.34
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.69
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.42
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 10.15
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 11.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9DB3 #B3412B
analogous
#2BB385 #2B9DB3 #2B59B3
triadic
#2B9DB3 #B32B9D #9DB32B
tetradic
#2B9DB3 #852BB3 #B3412B #59B32B
square
#2B9DB3 #852BB3 #B3412B #59B32B
split-complementary
#2B9DB3 #B32B59 #B3852B
monochromatic
#134650 #1F7282 #2B9DB3 #48BDD3 #79CFDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#2B9DB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.58
#2B9DB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9DB3
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9DB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9DB3 | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.58 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D98B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A8AB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9db3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 157, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.102 213.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abac9',
500: '#2b9db3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9db3; $custom-light: #7abac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9db3",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 157,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.706,
"s": 61.261,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64399,
"c": 0.10207,
"h": 213.9
},
"luminance": 0.27882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9DB3
secondary
#C78073
accent
#5D43E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082