#2BA4A9#2BA4A9
#2BA4A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.102 H 199.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2BA4A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 164, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 3%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.59, -30.12, -12.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.59, 32.43, 201.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.75% -0.096 -0.0334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.75% 0.102 199.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4299, 29.9265, 42.1754) |
| Luminance | 0.2993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.39
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.90
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.07
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.41
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.97
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2BA4A9 #A9302B
analogous
#2BA96F #2BA4A9 #2B65A9
triadic
#2BA4A9 #A92BA4 #A4A92B
tetradic
#2BA4A9 #6F2BA9 #A9302B #65A92B
square
#2BA4A9 #6F2BA9 #A9302B #65A92B
split-complementary
#2BA4A9 #A92B65 #A96F2B
monochromatic
#124547 #1F7578 #2BA4A9 #42C9CF #73D7DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#2BA4A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#2BA4A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2BA4A9
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2BA4A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2BA4A9 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989CAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868FAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ba4a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 164, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.102 199.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abfc2',
500: '#2ba4a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ba4a9; $custom-light: #7abfc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ba4a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 164,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.381,
"s": 59.434,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65749,
"c": 0.10165,
"h": 199.2
},
"luminance": 0.29929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2BA4A9
secondary
#C3706D
accent
#4B45E3
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181