#2BA3A8#2BA3A8
#2BA3A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.101 H 199.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2BA3A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 163, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 3%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.25, -29.94, -11.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.25, 32.24, 201.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.46% -0.0955 -0.0332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.46% 0.101 199.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1582, 29.5326, 41.6234) |
| Luminance | 0.2954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.31
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.73
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.26
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.61
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.86
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2BA3A8 #A8302B
analogous
#2BA86F #2BA3A8 #2B65A8
triadic
#2BA3A8 #A82BA3 #A3A82B
tetradic
#2BA3A8 #6F2BA8 #A8302B #65A82B
square
#2BA3A8 #6F2BA8 #A8302B #65A82B
split-complementary
#2BA3A8 #A82B65 #A86F2B
monochromatic
#124447 #1F7477 #2BA3A8 #42C9CF #72D7DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#2BA3A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.91
#2BA3A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2BA3A8
6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2BA3A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2BA3A8 | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.91 | 6.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979BA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858EA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ba3a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 163, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.101 199.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bec1',
500: '#2ba3a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ba3a8; $custom-light: #79bec1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ba3a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 163,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.4,
"s": 59.242,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65461,
"c": 0.10108,
"h": 199.2
},
"luminance": 0.29535
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2BA3A8
secondary
#C2706C
accent
#4C45E2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181