#2B9E8E#2B9E8E
#2B9E8E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.102 H 181.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9E8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 158, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.8%, 0%, 10.1%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.90, -35.16, -0.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.90, 35.17, 181.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.29% -0.1023 -0.0026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.29% 0.102 181.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1032, 26.9182, 29.8276) |
| Luminance | 0.2692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.84
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.91
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.07
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.43
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.62
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9E8E #9E2B3B
analogous
#2B9E55 #2B9E8E #2B759E
triadic
#2B9E8E #8E2B9E #9E8E2B
tetradic
#2B9E8E #552B9E #9E2B3B #759E2B
square
#2B9E8E #552B9E #9E2B3B #759E2B
split-complementary
#2B9E8E #9E2B75 #9E552B
monochromatic
#113E38 #1E6E63 #2B9E8E #3CCAB6 #6CD7C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#2B9E8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.38
#2B9E8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9E8E
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9E8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9E8E | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.38 | 6.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97958D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87898F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A199
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9e8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 158, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.102 181.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bbaf',
500: '#2b9e8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9e8e; $custom-light: #76bbaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9e8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 158,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.652,
"s": 57.214,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63289,
"c": 0.10231,
"h": 181.5
},
"luminance": 0.2692
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9E8E
secondary
#BE6773
accent
#475DE0
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F