#2B9FAE#2B9FAE
#2B9FAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.101 H 207.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B9FAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 159, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.3%, 8.6%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.22, -26.10, -16.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.22, 31.09, 212.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.69% -0.0888 -0.047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.69% 0.101 207.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0310, 28.3633, 44.4024) |
| Luminance | 0.2837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.42
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.02
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.41
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.79
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.55
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B9FAE #AE3A2B
analogous
#2BAE7B #2B9FAE #2B5EAE
triadic
#2B9FAE #AE2B9F #9FAE2B
tetradic
#2B9FAE #7B2BAE #AE3A2B #5EAE2B
square
#2B9FAE #7B2BAE #AE3A2B #5EAE2B
split-complementary
#2B9FAE #AE2B5E #AE7B2B
monochromatic
#13454C #1F727D #2B9FAE #45C1D1 #76D1DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#2B9FAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.67
#2B9FAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B9FAE
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B9FAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B9FAE | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.67 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9199AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8BAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b9fae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 159, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.101 207.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abbc6',
500: '#2b9fae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b9fae; $custom-light: #7abbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b9fae",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 159,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.87,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64692,
"c": 0.10052,
"h": 207.9
},
"luminance": 0.28366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B9FAE
secondary
#C57A70
accent
#5744E4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182