#2B9FA0#2B9FA0

#2B9FA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.099 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9FA0
RGB	rgb(43, 159, 160)
HSL	hsl(181, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(181, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 0.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.75, -30.42, -9.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.75, 31.93, 197.68°)
OKLab	oklab(64.16% -0.095 -0.0269)
OKLCH	oklch(64.16% 0.099 195.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.7367, 27.8456, 37.5854)
Luminance	0.2785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9FA0 #A02C2B

analogous

#2BA067 #2B9FA0 #2B64A0

triadic

#2B9FA0 #A02B9F #9FA02B

tetradic

#2B9FA0 #672BA0 #A02C2B #64A02B

square

#2B9FA0 #672BA0 #A02C2B #64A02B

split-complementary

#2B9FA0 #A02B64 #A0672B

monochromatic

#113F40 #1E6F70 #2B9FA0 #3DCACB #6ED7D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#2B9FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.57

#2B9FA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9FA0

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9FA0	1.00	3.20	6.57	6.57
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9497A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838BA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A49F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 159, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.099 195.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78bcbc',
    500: '#2b9fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9fa0;
$custom-light: #78bcbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.513,
    "s": 57.635,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64159,
    "c": 0.09872,
    "h": 195.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.27848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9FA0

secondary

#BF6968

accent

#4847E1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9FA0

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

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