#2BAE9C#2BAE9C
#2BAE9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.112 H 181.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2BAE9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 174, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.3%, 0%, 10.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.31, -38.56, -0.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.31, 38.57, 181.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.83% -0.112 -0.0025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.83% 0.112 181.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1301, 33.1833, 36.6847) |
| Luminance | 0.3319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.88
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.90
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.42
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.43
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.54
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2BAE9C #AE2B3D
analogous
#2BAE5B #2BAE9C #2B7EAE
triadic
#2BAE9C #9C2BAE #AE9C2B
tetradic
#2BAE9C #5B2BAE #AE2B3D #7EAE2B
square
#2BAE9C #5B2BAE #AE2B3D #7EAE2B
split-complementary
#2BAE9C #AE2B7E #AE5B2B
monochromatic
#134C44 #1F7D70 #2BAE9C #45D1BE #76DDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#2BAE9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.64
#2BAE9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2BAE9C
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2BAE9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2BAE9C | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.64 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A39B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94969E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2bae9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 174, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.112 181.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac7b9',
500: '#2bae9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2bae9c; $custom-light: #7ac7b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2bae9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 174,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.756,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67831,
"c": 0.11207,
"h": 181.3
},
"luminance": 0.33186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2BAE9C
secondary
#C5707C
accent
#445AE4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280