#2B9F87#2B9F87
#2B9F87 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.107 H 175.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9F87 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 159, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0%, 15.1%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.03, -37.51, 3.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.03, 37.67, 174.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.33% -0.1067 0.0084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.33% 0.107 175.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7654, 27.0570, 27.2032) |
| Luminance | 0.2706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.20
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.49
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.55
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.87
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.06
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9F87 #9F2B43
analogous
#2B9F4D #2B9F87 #2B7D9F
triadic
#2B9F87 #872B9F #9F872B
tetradic
#2B9F87 #4D2B9F #9F2B43 #7D9F2B
square
#2B9F87 #4D2B9F #9F2B43 #7D9F2B
split-complementary
#2B9F87 #9F2B7D #9F4D2B
monochromatic
#113F35 #1E6F5E #2B9F87 #3DCAAD #6DD7C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#2B9F87 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#2B9F87 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9F87
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9F87 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9F87 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999586
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898989
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A198
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9f87; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 159, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.107 175.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bca9',
500: '#2b9f87',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9f87; $custom-light: #76bca9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9f87",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 159,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.586,
"s": 57.426,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63332,
"c": 0.10701,
"h": 175.5
},
"luminance": 0.27059
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9F87
secondary
#BE6779
accent
#4767E1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F