#2BA5AD#2BA5AD
#2BA5AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.102 H 201.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2BA5AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 165, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 4.6%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.03, -29.39, -13.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.03, 32.38, 204.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.15% -0.0953 -0.0378) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.15% 0.102 201.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9908, 30.4383, 44.2432) |
| Luminance | 0.3044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.00
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.51
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.21
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.18
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2BA5AD #AD332B
analogous
#2BAD74 #2BA5AD #2B64AD
triadic
#2BA5AD #AD2BA5 #A5AD2B
tetradic
#2BA5AD #742BAD #AD332B #64AD2B
square
#2BA5AD #742BAD #AD332B #64AD2B
split-complementary
#2BA5AD #AD2B64 #AD742B
monochromatic
#13484B #1F767C #2BA5AD #45C8D1 #76D6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#2BA5AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.09
#2BA5AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2BA5AD
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2BA5AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2BA5AD | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.09 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989EAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ba5ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 165, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.102 201.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac0c5',
500: '#2ba5ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ba5ad; $custom-light: #7ac0c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ba5ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 165,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.692,
"s": 60.185,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66149,
"c": 0.10249,
"h": 201.6
},
"luminance": 0.30441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2BA5AD
secondary
#C4756F
accent
#4E44E3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181