#2B9F89#2B9F89
#2B9F89 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.106 H 177.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9F89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 159, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0%, 13.8%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.08, -36.98, 2.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.08, 37.05, 176.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.39% -0.1057 0.0056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.39% 0.106 177) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9075, 27.1139, 27.9518) |
| Luminance | 0.2712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.59
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.15
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.72
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.81
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.85
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9F89 #9F2B41
analogous
#2B9F4F #2B9F89 #2B7B9F
triadic
#2B9F89 #892B9F #9F892B
tetradic
#2B9F89 #4F2B9F #9F2B41 #7B9F2B
square
#2B9F89 #4F2B9F #9F2B41 #7B9F2B
split-complementary
#2B9F89 #9F2B7B #9F4F2B
monochromatic
#113F36 #1E6F5F #2B9F89 #3DCAB0 #6DD7C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#2B9F89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#2B9F89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9F89
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9F89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9F89 | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.42 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999588
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89898B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A198
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9f89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 159, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.106 177.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bcab',
500: '#2b9f89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9f89; $custom-light: #76bcab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9f89",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 159,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.621,
"s": 57.426,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63392,
"c": 0.10586,
"h": 177
},
"luminance": 0.27116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9F89
secondary
#BE6778
accent
#4764E1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F