#2BB5A9#2BB5A9
#2BB5A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.114 H 186.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2BB5A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 181, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.2%, 0%, 6.6%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.84, -38.10, -4.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.84, 38.33, 186.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.02% -0.113 -0.012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.02% 0.114 186) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6781, 36.4229, 43.2581) |
| Luminance | 0.3643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.66
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.76
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.19
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.64
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.43
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2BB5A9 #B52B37
analogous
#2BB564 #2BB5A9 #2B7CB5
triadic
#2BB5A9 #A92BB5 #B5A92B
tetradic
#2BB5A9 #642BB5 #B52B37 #7CB52B
square
#2BB5A9 #642BB5 #B52B37 #7CB52B
split-complementary
#2BB5A9 #B52B7C #B5642B
monochromatic
#14524D #1F847B #2BB5A9 #49D4C8 #7BE0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#2BB5A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#2BB5A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2BB5A9
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2BB5A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2BB5A9 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABABA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989DAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2bb5a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 181, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.114 186.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cccc2',
500: '#2bb5a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2bb5a9; $custom-light: #7cccc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2bb5a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 181,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.783,
"s": 61.607,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70017,
"c": 0.11363,
"h": 186
},
"luminance": 0.36426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2BB5A9
secondary
#C8747B
accent
#4351E5
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F7
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281