#2BAD9E#2BAD9E
#2BAD9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.110 H 183.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2BAD9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 173, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 0%, 8.7%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.05, -37.56, -2.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.05, 37.62, 183.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.64% -0.1101 -0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.64% 0.11 183.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1084, 32.8667, 37.5198) |
| Luminance | 0.3287 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.20
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.36
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.42
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.68
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2BAD9E #AD2B3A
analogous
#2BAD5D #2BAD9E #2B7BAD
triadic
#2BAD9E #9E2BAD #AD9E2B
tetradic
#2BAD9E #5D2BAD #AD2B3A #7BAD2B
square
#2BAD9E #5D2BAD #AD2B3A #7BAD2B
split-complementary
#2BAD9E #AD2B7B #AD5D2B
monochromatic
#134B44 #1F7C71 #2BAD9E #45D1C0 #76DDD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#2BAD9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.57
#2BAD9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2BAD9E
7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2BAD9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2BAD9E | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.57 | 7.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A39D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93969F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2bad9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 173, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.110 183.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac6ba',
500: '#2bad9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2bad9e; $custom-light: #7ac6ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2bad9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 173,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.077,
"s": 60.185,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67641,
"c": 0.11028,
"h": 183.4
},
"luminance": 0.32869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2BAD9E
secondary
#C46F79
accent
#4457E3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280