#2B9FA5#2B9FA5
#2B9FA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.099 H 200.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9FA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 159, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 74%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 3.6%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.91, -28.90, -12.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.91, 31.40, 203.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.34% -0.0927 -0.0341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.34% 0.099 200.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1829, 28.0241, 39.9355) |
| Luminance | 0.2803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.11
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.51
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.85
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.59
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.75
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9FA5 #A5312B
analogous
#2BA56E #2B9FA5 #2B62A5
triadic
#2B9FA5 #A52B9F #9FA52B
tetradic
#2B9FA5 #6E2BA5 #A5312B #62A52B
square
#2B9FA5 #6E2BA5 #A5312B #62A52B
split-complementary
#2B9FA5 #A52B62 #A56E2B
monochromatic
#124144 #1E7074 #2B9FA5 #40C6CD #71D5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#2B9FA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.61
#2B9FA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9FA5
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9FA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9FA5 | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.61 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9398A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828BA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9fa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 159, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.099 200.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bcbf',
500: '#2b9fa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9fa5; $custom-light: #79bcbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9fa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 159,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.951,
"s": 58.654,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64343,
"c": 0.09881,
"h": 200.2
},
"luminance": 0.28026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9FA5
secondary
#C16F6B
accent
#4E46E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181