#2B9EAC#2B9EAC
#2B9EAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.100 H 207.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9EAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 158, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.84, -26.22, -16.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.84, 30.90, 211.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.36% -0.0887 -0.0455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.36% 0.1 207.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6663, 27.9434, 43.3261) |
| Luminance | 0.2795 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.78
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.84
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.25
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.37
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.07
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9EAC #AC392B
analogous
#2BAC7A #2B9EAC #2B5DAC
triadic
#2B9EAC #AC2B9E #9EAC2B
tetradic
#2B9EAC #7A2BAC #AC392B #5DAC2B
square
#2B9EAC #7A2BAC #AC392B #5DAC2B
split-complementary
#2B9EAC #AC2B5D #AC7A2B
monochromatic
#13444A #1F717B #2B9EAC #44C1D0 #75D1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#2B9EAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.59
#2B9EAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9EAC
6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9EAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9EAC | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.59 | 6.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9098AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8BAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9eac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 158, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.100 207.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bbc4',
500: '#2b9eac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9eac; $custom-light: #79bbc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9eac",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 158,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.512,
"s": 60,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64363,
"c": 0.09967,
"h": 207.1
},
"luminance": 0.27946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9EAC
secondary
#C4786F
accent
#5645E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181