#2B9EA8#2B9EA8

#2B9EA8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.099 H 203.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9EA8
RGB	rgb(43, 158, 168)
HSL	hsl(185, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(185, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 6%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.70, -27.48, -14.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.70, 30.98, 207.49°)
OKLab	oklab(64.21% -0.0904 -0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(64.21% 0.099 203.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.2879, 27.7920, 41.3333)
Luminance	0.2779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9EA8 #A8352B

analogous

#2BA874 #2B9EA8 #2B60A8

triadic

#2B9EA8 #A82B9E #9EA82B

tetradic

#2B9EA8 #742BA8 #A8352B #60A82B

square

#2B9EA8 #742BA8 #A8352B #60A82B

split-complementary

#2B9EA8 #A82B60 #A8742B

monochromatic

#124247 #1F7077 #2B9EA8 #42C3CF #72D3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#2B9EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.56

#2B9EA8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9EA8

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9EA8	1.00	3.20	6.56	6.56
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9197A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8AA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 158, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.099 203.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79bbc1',
    500: '#2b9ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9ea8;
$custom-light: #79bbc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.8,
    "s": 59.242,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64207,
    "c": 0.09875,
    "h": 203.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.27794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9EA8

secondary

#C2736C

accent

#5245E2

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F7

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0A1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9EA8

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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