#2B9EA5#2B9EA5
#2B9EA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.098 H 201.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9EA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 158, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 74%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 4.2%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.60, -28.41, -12.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.60, 31.14, 204.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.09% -0.0917 -0.0354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.09% 0.098 201.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0116, 27.6815, 39.8784) |
| Luminance | 0.2768 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.11
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.77
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.86
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.49
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.08
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9EA5 #A5322B
analogous
#2BA56F #2B9EA5 #2B61A5
triadic
#2B9EA5 #A52B9E #9EA52B
tetradic
#2B9EA5 #6F2BA5 #A5322B #61A52B
square
#2B9EA5 #6F2BA5 #A5322B #61A52B
split-complementary
#2B9EA5 #A52B61 #A56F2B
monochromatic
#124144 #1E7074 #2B9EA5 #40C5CD #71D4DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#2B9EA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.54
#2B9EA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9EA5
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9EA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9EA5 | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.54 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9297A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808AA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9ea5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 158, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.098 201.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bbbf',
500: '#2b9ea5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9ea5; $custom-light: #78bbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9ea5",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 158,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.443,
"s": 58.654,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64092,
"c": 0.09832,
"h": 201.1
},
"luminance": 0.27684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9EA5
secondary
#C1706B
accent
#4F46E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181