#2BAB9A#2BAB9A
#2BAB9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.110 H 181.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2BAB9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 171, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 0%, 9.9%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.32, -37.76, -1.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.32, 37.78, 181.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67% -0.1099 -0.0034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67% 0.11 181.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3890, 31.9699, 35.6091) |
| Luminance | 0.3197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.99
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.78
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.04
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.19
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2BAB9A #AB2B3C
analogous
#2BAB5A #2BAB9A #2B7CAB
triadic
#2BAB9A #9A2BAB #AB9A2B
tetradic
#2BAB9A #5A2BAB #AB2B3C #7CAB2B
square
#2BAB9A #5A2BAB #AB2B3C #7CAB2B
split-complementary
#2BAB9A #AB2B7C #AB5A2B
monochromatic
#124942 #1F7A6E #2BAB9A #43D0BD #74DCCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#2BAB9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.39
#2BAB9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2BAB9A
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2BAB9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2BAB9A | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.39 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A199
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92949C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2bab9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 171, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.110 181.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c4b7',
500: '#2bab9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2bab9a; $custom-light: #79c4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2bab9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 171,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.031,
"s": 59.813,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67004,
"c": 0.10999,
"h": 181.8
},
"luminance": 0.31973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2BAB9A
secondary
#C46E7A
accent
#455AE3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280