#2B9CA2

Accessibility

6.38:1

Vs white / black

3.29:1 · 6.38:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#2b9ca2

RGB

rgb(43, 156, 162)

RGBA

rgba(43, 156, 162, 1)

HSL

hsl(183, 58%, 40%)

HSLA

hsla(183, 58%, 40%, 1)

HSV

hsv(183, 73%, 64%)

LAB

lab(58.88% -28.34 -12.13)

LCH

lch(58.88% 30.83 203.17)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6347 -0.091 -0.0337)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6347 0.097 200.32)

XYZ

xyz(19.40, 26.90, 38.34)

CMYK

cmyk(73%, 4%, 0%, 36%)

CSS

color: #2b9ca2;

CSS variable

--color-2b9ca2: #2b9ca2;

SCSS

$color-2b9ca2: #2b9ca2;

JavaScript

const color = "#2b9ca2";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#2b9ca2";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#2b9ca2" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#2b9ca2", "rgb": { "r": 43, "g": 156, "b": 162 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6347 0.097 200.32)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#2b9ca2-1: #2b9ca2;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-600

Very different · ΔE 8.11 · #0D9488

Nearest CSS named color

CadetBlue

Very different · ΔE 5.16 · #5F9EA0

Nearest Material color

cyan-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.01 · #0097A7

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 16.2 · #0DCAF0

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

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

50c7ffff 100b5f6f9 20098e4e8 30076cfd4 40049b4ba 50024979d 6001a7f84 7000e666a 800024e51 90000373a 950002124

Palette

Tints & shades

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

edf7f7 dceff0 cae6e8 b8dee0 a7d6d8 95ced1 83c5c9 72bdc1 60b5b9 4eadb2 3da4aa 2b9ca2 278f95 248287 20757a 1d686c 195b5e 164e51 124144 0e3436 0b2729 071a1b 040d0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

edf7f7 dceff0 cae6e8 b8dee0 a7d6d8 95ced1 83c5c9 72bdc1 60b5b9 4eadb2 3da4aa

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

278f95 248287 20757a 1d686c 195b5e 164e51 124144 0e3436 0b2729 071a1b 040d0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

329a9f 39979c 40959a 479397 4e9094 568e91 5d8c8e 64898b 6b8789 728586 798283

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#2B9CA2Stop 1 #A1312BStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#2BA16CStop 1 #2B9CA2Stop 2 #2B60A1Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#2B9CA2Stop 1 #A12B9BStop 2 #9BA12BStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#2B9CA2Stop 1 #A12B60Stop 2 #A16C2BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#154E51Stop 1 #25888DStop 2 #36C2C9Stop 3 #72D4DAStop 4 #AEE7EAStop 5

Using this color

Where #2b9ca2 works

#2B9CA2 (#2b9ca2) sits in the cyan family at about 183° hue, 58% saturation, and 40% lightness. Contrast is 3.29:1 on white and 6.38:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

primary buttons and key accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #2b9ca2 as small body text on white — 3.29:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Freshness, clarity, and innovation. Great for tech accents and clean digital products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Cyan 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 #129CA1#129CA1 Spectrum #409DA5#409DA5 Web Safe #339999#339999 Spectrum #24A4A8#24A4A8 Spectrum #2997A3#2997A3 Web Safe #009999#009999 Chakra teal 600#319795 Material Cyan 700#0097A7 Spectrum #39AAAC#39AAAC CadetBlue#5F9EA0 Spectrum #0DA5A0#0DA5A0 Spectrum #45968E#45968E