#2B9E85#2B9E85
#2B9E85 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.107 H 174.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9E85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 158, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.8%, 0%, 15.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.66, -37.60, 3.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.66, 37.81, 173.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.01% -0.1066 0.01) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.01% 0.107 174.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4546, 26.6587, 26.4115) |
| Luminance | 0.2666 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.47
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.05
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.59
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.94
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.23
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9E85 #9E2B44
analogous
#2B9E4C #2B9E85 #2B7D9E
triadic
#2B9E85 #852B9E #9E852B
tetradic
#2B9E85 #4C2B9E #9E2B44 #7D9E2B
square
#2B9E85 #4C2B9E #9E2B44 #7D9E2B
split-complementary
#2B9E85 #9E2B7D #9E4C2B
monochromatic
#113E34 #1E6E5D #2B9E85 #3CCAAB #6CD7C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#2B9E85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#2B9E85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9E85
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9E85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9E85 | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989484
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898887
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9e85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 158, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.107 174.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bba8',
500: '#2b9e85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9e85; $custom-light: #76bba8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9e85",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 158,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.957,
"s": 57.214,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63012,
"c": 0.10707,
"h": 174.7
},
"luminance": 0.26661
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9E85
secondary
#BE677A
accent
#4769E0
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A120F
muted
#7C817F