#2BC3CE#2BC3CE
#2BC3CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.119 H 202.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2BC3CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 195, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 65%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 79%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.23, -33.73, -16.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.23, 37.54, 206.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.77% -0.1103 -0.0458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.77% 0.119 202.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6469, 43.9961, 65.2047) |
| Luminance | 0.4400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.22
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.42
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.65
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.56
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.53
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2BC3CE #CE362B
analogous
#2BCE88 #2BC3CE #2B72CE
triadic
#2BC3CE #CE2BC3 #C3CE2B
tetradic
#2BC3CE #882BCE #CE362B #72CE2B
square
#2BC3CE #882BCE #CE362B #72CE2B
split-complementary
#2BC3CE #CE2B72 #CE882B
monochromatic
#166369 #20939B #2BC3CE #5AD4DC #8CE1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#2BC3CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#2BC3CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2BC3CE
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2BC3CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2BC3CE | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3BACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DAACF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2bc3ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 195, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.119 202.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d5dd',
500: '#2bc3ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2bc3ce; $custom-light: #82d5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2bc3ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 195,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.049,
"s": 65.462,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74768,
"c": 0.11939,
"h": 202.6
},
"luminance": 0.44
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2BC3CE
secondary
#D18984
accent
#4B3FE8
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0C1415
muted
#7D8383