#2BAC9C#2BAC9C
#2BAC9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.110 H 182.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2BAC9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 172, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 0%, 9.3%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.69, -37.66, -1.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.69, 37.69, 182.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.32% -0.11 -0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.32% 0.11 182.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7466, 32.4163, 36.5569) |
| Luminance | 0.3242 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.51
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.55
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.61
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.18
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.42
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2BAC9C #AC2B3B
analogous
#2BAC5B #2BAC9C #2B7CAC
triadic
#2BAC9C #9C2BAC #AC9C2B
tetradic
#2BAC9C #5B2BAC #AC2B3B #7CAC2B
square
#2BAC9C #5B2BAC #AC2B3B #7CAC2B
split-complementary
#2BAC9C #AC2B7C #AC5B2B
monochromatic
#134A43 #1F7B70 #2BAC9C #44D0BF #75DCD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#2BAC9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.48
#2BAC9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2BAC9C
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2BAC9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2BAC9C | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.48 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A29B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92959E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2bac9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 172, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.110 182.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac5b9',
500: '#2bac9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2bac9c; $custom-light: #7ac5b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2bac9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 172,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.558,
"s": 60,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67323,
"c": 0.11013,
"h": 182.6
},
"luminance": 0.32419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2BAC9C
secondary
#C46F79
accent
#4558E3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280