#2B9E88#2B9E88
#2B9E88 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.105 H 176.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9E88 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 158, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.8%, 0%, 13.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.74, -36.80, 2.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.74, 36.88, 176.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.1% -0.1051 0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.105 176.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6648, 26.7428, 27.5187) |
| Luminance | 0.2675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.52
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.93
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.68
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.80
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.83
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9E88 #9E2B41
analogous
#2B9E4F #2B9E88 #2B7B9E
triadic
#2B9E88 #882B9E #9E882B
tetradic
#2B9E88 #4F2B9E #9E2B41 #7B9E2B
square
#2B9E88 #4F2B9E #9E2B41 #7B9E2B
split-complementary
#2B9E88 #9E2B7B #9E4F2B
monochromatic
#113E35 #1E6E5F #2B9E88 #3CCAAF #6CD7C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#2B9E88 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#2B9E88 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9E88
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9E88 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9E88 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.35 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989487
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88898A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9e88; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 158, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.105 176.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bbaa',
500: '#2b9e88',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9e88; $custom-light: #76bbaa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9e88",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 158,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.522,
"s": 57.214,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63102,
"c": 0.10531,
"h": 176.8
},
"luminance": 0.26745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9E88
secondary
#BE6778
accent
#4765E0
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F