#2B9FA8#2B9FA8
#2B9FA8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.099 H 202.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9FA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 159, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 5.4%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.01, -27.98, -13.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.01, 31.21, 206.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.46% -0.0914 -0.0384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.46% 0.099 202.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4591, 28.1346, 41.3904) |
| Luminance | 0.2814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.20
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.18
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.59
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.13
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.63
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9FA8 #A8342B
analogous
#2BA873 #2B9FA8 #2B61A8
triadic
#2B9FA8 #A82B9F #9FA82B
tetradic
#2B9FA8 #732BA8 #A8342B #61A82B
square
#2B9FA8 #732BA8 #A8342B #61A82B
split-complementary
#2B9FA8 #A82B61 #A8732B
monochromatic
#124347 #1F7177 #2B9FA8 #42C4CF #72D3DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#2B9FA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.63
#2B9FA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9FA8
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9FA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9FA8 | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.63 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9298A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818BA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9fa8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 159, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.099 202.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bbc1',
500: '#2b9fa8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9fa8; $custom-light: #79bbc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9fa8",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 159,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.32,
"s": 59.242,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64457,
"c": 0.09916,
"h": 202.8
},
"luminance": 0.28137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9FA8
secondary
#C2736C
accent
#5145E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181