#2BA8BC#2BA8BC

#2BA8BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.107 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2BA8BC
RGB	rgb(43, 168, 188)
HSL	hsl(188, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(188, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 10.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.46, -26.17, -19.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.46, 32.83, 217.15°)
OKLab	oklab(67.48% -0.0919 -0.0552)
OKLCH	oklch(67.48% 0.107 211)
XYZ	xyz(24.0721, 32.1467, 52.5034)
Luminance	0.3215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2BA8BC #BC3F2B

analogous

#2BBC88 #2BA8BC #2B5FBC

triadic

#2BA8BC #BC2BA8 #A8BC2B

tetradic

#2BA8BC #882BBC #BC3F2B #5FBC2B

square

#2BA8BC #882BBC #BC3F2B #5FBC2B

split-complementary

#2BA8BC #BC2B5F #BC882B

monochromatic

#144F58 #207B8A #2BA8BC #4EC4D6 #80D4E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.83

#2BA8BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.43

#2BA8BC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2BA8BC

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2BA8BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2BA8BC	1.00	2.83	7.43	7.43
#FFFFFF	2.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98A2BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8493BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B0AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9A9A9A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2ba8bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 168, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.107 211.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cc2d0',
    500: '#2ba8bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2ba8bc;
$custom-light: #7cc2d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2ba8bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 168,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.276,
    "s": 62.771,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67478,
    "c": 0.1072,
    "h": 211
  },
  "luminance": 0.3215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2BA8BC

secondary

#CB8478

accent

#5942E6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF7F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1214

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #2BA8BC

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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