#2B8997 Color

#2B8997 is rgb(43, 137, 151) in RGB, hsl(188, 56%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 9%, 0%, 41%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2B8997

HEX#2B8997

RGBrgb(43, 137, 151)

HSLhsl(188, 56%, 38%)

HSVhsv(188, 72%, 59%)

CMYKcmyk(72%, 9%, 0%, 41%)

OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.087 209.3)

LABlab(52.23% -24.49 -15.91)

LCHlch(52.23% 29.20 213.01)

What #2B8997 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2B8997, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Seaweed#0A7E8CΔE 4.66 Zircon Blue#00849DΔE 6.91 Blue (Munsell)#0093AFΔE 9.46 Teal#008080ΔE 10.04 Dark Cyan#008B8BΔE 10.06 Ming#36747DΔE 10.23

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#2B8997 Channel Values

How #2B8997 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 43 · G 137 · B 151	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 188° · S 56% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 188° · S 72% · V 59%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 72% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 41%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.1:1 vs white · 5.13:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2B8997 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #2B8997

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2B8997; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #2B8997

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #2B8997 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2B8997

Protanopia#7F7F97

Protanomaly#678397

Deuteranopia#747498

Deuteranomaly#5F7D98

Tritanopia#238B8B

Tritanomaly#268A90

Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #2B8997 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2b8997: #2B8997;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2B8997;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2b8997': '#2B8997' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.169, green: 0.537, blue: 0.592)

Android XML<color name="color_2b8997">#2B8997</color>

SVG fillfill="#2B8997"

More Teal Colors

#2B8997 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#2B8997 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2B8997?

#2B8997 is a dark teal — rgb(43, 137, 151) in RGB and hsl(188, 56%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Seaweed (#0A7E8C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.66.

What is the RGB value of #2B8997?

#2B8997 is rgb(43, 137, 151) — red 43, green 137, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2B8997?

#2B8997 converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 9%, 0%, 41%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2B8997 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2B8997 scores 4.1:1 against white and 5.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2B8997 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2B8997 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 10.04, which is visibly different.

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