#2B707B

Closest named color: Deep Turquoise (#017374). oklch(50.6% 0.07 209.6), rgb(43, 112, 123).

White text reads best on this color (5.66:1).

About this color

#2B707B is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 51%, its chroma 0.070 and its hue 210°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Turquoise (#017374), ΔE 0.024 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.66:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (51%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.070)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Deep Turquoise (#017374)
Black text	3.70:1
White text	5.66:1

Values

HEX	#2B707B
RGB	rgb(43, 112, 123)
HSL	hsl(188, 48%, 33%)
OKLCH	oklch(50.6% 0.07 209.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #2B707B	5.66:1	AA	Lc -83.4	Fine for body text
Black text on #2B707B	3.70:1	AA large text	Lc 26.0	Dividers and decoration only
#2B707B text on white	5.66:1	AA	Lc 78.1	Fine for body text
#2B707B text on black	3.70:1	AA large text	Lc -23.7	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F7

oklch(97% 0.004 214.3)
Step 100
100

#E3ECED

oklch(93.7% 0.01 204.9)
Step 200
200

#CCDDE0

oklch(88.6% 0.019 209.4)
Step 300
300

#A8C7CD

oklch(80.9% 0.034 210.7)
Step 400
400

#78AAB3

oklch(70.6% 0.054 209.9)
Step 500
500

#5395A0

oklch(63% 0.069 209.4)
Step 600
600

#347F8B

oklch(55.5% 0.075 209.6)
Step 700
700 (this color)

#2B707B

oklch(50.6% 0.07 209.6)
Step 800
800

#215860

oklch(42.8% 0.058 208.4)
Step 900
900

#21484F

oklch(37.6% 0.046 210.7)
Step 950
950

#142A2E

oklch(26.9% 0.029 210.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#2B707B with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#666C7C	0.066
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#5A637B	0.061
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#007573	0.029
Achromatopsia (no color)	#676767	0.071