#2B9FA3#2B9FA3
#2B9FA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.099 H 198.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9FA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 159, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.6%, 2.5%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.85, -29.51, -11.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.85, 31.58, 200.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.27% -0.0936 -0.0312) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.27% 0.099 198.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0023, 27.9518, 38.9843) |
| Luminance | 0.2795 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.80
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.17
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.13
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.22
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.32
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9FA3 #A32F2B
analogous
#2BA36B #2B9FA3 #2B63A3
triadic
#2B9FA3 #A32B9F #9FA32B
tetradic
#2B9FA3 #6B2BA3 #A32F2B #63A32B
square
#2B9FA3 #6B2BA3 #A32F2B #63A32B
split-complementary
#2B9FA3 #A32B63 #A36B2B
monochromatic
#114142 #1E7073 #2B9FA3 #3FC8CC #6FD6D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#2B9FA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.59
#2B9FA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9FA3
6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9FA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9FA3 | 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)
#9397A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828BA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9fa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 159, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.099 198.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bcbe',
500: '#2b9fa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9fa3; $custom-light: #78bcbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9fa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 159,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182,
"s": 58.252,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64269,
"c": 0.09869,
"h": 198.5
},
"luminance": 0.27954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9FA3
secondary
#C06D6A
accent
#4C46E1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181