#2B9EA2#2B9EA2
#2B9EA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.098 H 198.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9EA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 158, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.5%, 2.5%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.50, -29.33, -11.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.50, 31.39, 200.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.98% -0.093 -0.0311) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.98% 0.098 198.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7418, 27.5736, 38.4572) |
| Luminance | 0.2758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.69
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.17
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.03
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.07
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.46
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9EA2 #A22F2B
analogous
#2BA26B #2B9EA2 #2B62A2
triadic
#2B9EA2 #A22B9E #9EA22B
tetradic
#2B9EA2 #6B2BA2 #A22F2B #62A22B
square
#2B9EA2 #6B2BA2 #A22F2B #62A22B
split-complementary
#2B9EA2 #A22B62 #A26B2B
monochromatic
#114041 #1E6F72 #2B9EA2 #3EC7CC #6FD5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#2B9EA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.52
#2B9EA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9EA2
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9EA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9EA2 | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.52 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9297A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818AA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9ea2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 158, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.098 198.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bbbd',
500: '#2b9ea2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9ea2; $custom-light: #78bbbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9ea2",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 158,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.017,
"s": 58.049,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6398,
"c": 0.09811,
"h": 198.5
},
"luminance": 0.27576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9EA2
secondary
#C06C69
accent
#4C47E1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181