#2BA496#2BA496
#2BA496 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.105 H 183.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2BA496 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 164, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 0%, 8.5%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.01, -35.69, -2.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.01, 35.75, 183.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.09% -0.1047 -0.0064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.09% 0.105 183.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7741, 29.2642, 33.4546) |
| Luminance | 0.2927 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.11
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.83
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.71
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.77
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2BA496 #A42B39
analogous
#2BA459 #2BA496 #2B75A4
triadic
#2BA496 #962BA4 #A4962B
tetradic
#2BA496 #592BA4 #A42B39 #75A42B
square
#2BA496 #592BA4 #A42B39 #75A42B
split-complementary
#2BA496 #A42B75 #A4592B
monochromatic
#12433D #1E746A #2BA496 #3FCDBC #70D9CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#2BA496 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.85
#2BA496 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2BA496
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2BA496 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2BA496 | 1.00 | 3.06 | 6.85 | 6.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9A96
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B8E97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ba496; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 164, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.105 183.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bfb4',
500: '#2ba496',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ba496; $custom-light: #78bfb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ba496",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 164,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.058,
"s": 58.454,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65088,
"c": 0.10489,
"h": 183.5
},
"luminance": 0.29267
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2BA496
secondary
#C16A74
accent
#4658E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180