#2BC9C9#2BC9C9
#2BC9C9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.122 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2BC9C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 201, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 65%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 79%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.6%, 0%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.87, -38.01, -11.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.87, 39.65, 196.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.05% -0.1181 -0.0314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.05% 0.122 194.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4206, 46.4998, 62.5137) |
| Luminance | 0.4650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.68
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.82
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.92
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.65
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.98
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2BC9C9 #C92B2B
analogous
#2BC97A #2BC9C9 #2B7AC9
triadic
#2BC9C9 #C92BC9 #C9C92B
tetradic
#2BC9C9 #7A2BC9 #C92B2B #7AC92B
square
#2BC9C9 #7A2BC9 #C92B2B #7AC92B
split-complementary
#2BC9C9 #C92B7A #C97A2B
monochromatic
#156464 #209797 #2BC9C9 #56DBDB #89E6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#2BC9C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.30
#2BC9C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2BC9C9
10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2BC9C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2BC9C9 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.30 | 10.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBFC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AFCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2bc9c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 201, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.122 194.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82dad9',
500: '#2bc9c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2bc9c9; $custom-light: #82dad9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2bc9c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 201,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 64.754,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7605,
"c": 0.1222,
"h": 194.9
},
"luminance": 0.46504
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2BC9C9
secondary
#CF8080
accent
#4040E8
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0C1514
muted
#7D8383