#2B9EA3#2B9EA3
#2B9EA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.098 H 199.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9EA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 158, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.6%, 3.1%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.53, -29.02, -11.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.53, 31.30, 201.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.02% -0.0926 -0.0325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.02% 0.098 199.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8310, 27.6093, 38.9272) |
| Luminance | 0.2761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.04
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.13
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.16
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.35
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.47
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9EA3 #A3302B
analogous
#2BA36C #2B9EA3 #2B62A3
triadic
#2B9EA3 #A32B9E #9EA32B
tetradic
#2B9EA3 #6C2BA3 #A3302B #62A32B
square
#2B9EA3 #6C2BA3 #A3302B #62A32B
split-complementary
#2B9EA3 #A32B62 #A36C2B
monochromatic
#114042 #1E6F73 #2B9EA3 #3FC6CC #6FD5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#2B9EA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.52
#2B9EA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9EA3
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9EA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9EA3 | 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)
#9297A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818AA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9ea3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 158, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.098 199.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bbbe',
500: '#2b9ea3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9ea3; $custom-light: #78bbbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9ea3",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 158,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.5,
"s": 58.252,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64017,
"c": 0.09816,
"h": 199.4
},
"luminance": 0.27612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9EA3
secondary
#C06D6A
accent
#4D46E1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181