#2BB9CC#2BB9CC

#2BB9CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.116 H 208.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2BB9CC
RGB	rgb(43, 185, 204)
HSL	hsl(187, 65%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(187, 79%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 9.3%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.16, -29.54, -20.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.16, 35.68, 214.12°)
OKLab	oklab(72.27% -0.1016 -0.0557)
OKLCH	oklch(72.27% 0.116 208.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.2395, 39.5675, 63.2113)
Luminance	0.3957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2BB9CC #CC3E2B

analogous

#2BCC8E #2BB9CC #2B68CC

triadic

#2BB9CC #CC2BB9 #B9CC2B

tetradic

#2BB9CC #8E2BCC #CC3E2B #68CC2B

square

#2BB9CC #8E2BCC #CC3E2B #68CC2B

split-complementary

#2BB9CC #CC2B68 #CC8E2B

monochromatic

#165D67 #208B99 #2BB9CC #58CCDC #8BDCE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#2BB9CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.91

#2BB9CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2BB9CC

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2BB9CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2BB9CC	1.00	2.36	8.91	8.91
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8B2CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A2CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C2BF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2bb9cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 185, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.116 208.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80cedb',
    500: '#2bb9cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2bb9cc;
$custom-light: #80cedb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2bb9cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.081,
    "s": 65.182,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72265,
    "c": 0.11591,
    "h": 208.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.39571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2BB9CC

secondary

#D08C82

accent

#5440E8

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F9FB

border

#CBD2D4

text

#0C1315

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #2BB9CC

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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