#2B5951

Accessibility

AAA

7.92:1

Vs white / black

7.92:1 · 2.65:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#2b5951

RGB

rgb(43, 89, 81)

RGBA

rgba(43, 89, 81, 1)

HSL

hsl(170, 35%, 26%)

HSLA

hsla(170, 35%, 26%, 1)

HSV

hsv(170, 52%, 35%)

LAB

lab(34.5% -18.01 -0.23)

LCH

lch(34.5% 18.01 180.73)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4288 -0.0526 -0.0009)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4288 0.0526 180.98)

XYZ

xyz(6.05, 8.25, 9.06)

CMYK

cmyk(52%, 0%, 9%, 65%)

CSS

color: #2b5951;

CSS variable

--color-2b5951: #2b5951;

SCSS

$color-2b5951: #2b5951;

JavaScript

const color = "#2b5951";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#2b5951";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#2b5951" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#2b5951", "rgb": { "r": 43, "g": 89, "b": 81 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4288 0.0526 180.98)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#2b5951-1: #2b5951;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-800

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.92 · #115E59

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 6.08 · #2F4F4F

Nearest Material color

teal-900

Very different · ΔE 6.13 · #004D40

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 19.77 · #198754

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50dffdf6 100d0f0e9 200b8ded6 3009ec8bf 4007dada3 500629188 600517972 7003f615b 8002e4a45 9001e3430 9500b1f1b

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

edf1f1 dce3e2 cad6d4 b8c8c5 a7bab7 95aca8 839e9a 72908b 60837d 4e756e 3d6760 2b5951 27524a 244a44 20433d 1d3b36 19342f 162d29 122522 0e1e1b 0b1614 070f0d 040707

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

edf1f1 dce3e2 cad6d4 b8c8c5 a7bab7 95aca8 839e9a 72908b 60837d 4e756e 3d6760

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

27524a 244a44 20433d 1d3b36 19342f 162d29 122522 0e1e1b 0b1614 070f0d 040707

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

325c55 396059 40635d 476661 4e6965 566d69 5d706c 647370 6b7674 727a78 797d7c

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#2B5951Stop 1 #5A2B33Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#2B5A3BStop 1 #2B5951Stop 2 #2B4A5AStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#2B5951Stop 1 #522B5AStop 2 #5A522BStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#2B5951Stop 1 #5A2B4AStop 2 #5A3B2BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#21453FStop 1 #3A786EStop 2 #53AC9DStop 3 #87C5BBStop 4 #BADED8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #2b5951 works

#2B5951 (#2b5951) sits in the teal family at about 170° hue, 35% saturation, and 26% lightness. Contrast is 7.92:1 on white and 2.65:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-800 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #2b5951 is 2.65:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #2C6357#2C6357 Tailwind teal 800#115E59 Tailwind teal 900#134E4A Web Safe #336666#336666 DarkSlateGray#2F4F4F Material Teal 900#004D40 Spectrum #286755#286755 Material Cyan 900#006064 Web Safe #006666#006666 Material Teal 800#00695C Tailwind emerald 900#064E3B Spectrum #2E686B#2E686B