#2B7B83

Closest named color: Deep Aqua (#08787F). oklch(53.8% 0.077 204.5), rgb(43, 123, 131).

White text reads best on this color (4.92:1).

About this color

#2B7B83 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 54%, its chroma 0.077 and its hue 205°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Aqua (#08787F), ΔE 0.020 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.92:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (54%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.077)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Deep Aqua (#08787F)
Black text	4.26:1
White text	4.92:1

Values

HEX	#2B7B83
RGB	rgb(43, 123, 131)
HSL	hsl(185, 51%, 34%)
OKLCH	oklch(53.8% 0.077 204.5)

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 #2B7B83	4.92:1	AA	Lc -79.3	Fine for body text
Black text on #2B7B83	4.26:1	AA large text	Lc 30.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#2B7B83 text on white	4.92:1	AA	Lc 73.8	Content text, not long reading
#2B7B83 text on black	4.26:1	AA large text	Lc -27.9	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F7

oklch(97% 0.004 214.3)
Step 100
100

#E3ECED

oklch(93.7% 0.01 204.9)
Step 200
200

#CBDDDF

oklch(88.5% 0.019 204.8)
Step 300
300

#A8C8CB

oklch(81% 0.035 203.5)
Step 400
400

#77ABB1

oklch(70.7% 0.055 205)
Step 500
500

#51969D

oklch(63.1% 0.07 204.1)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#2B7B83

oklch(53.8% 0.077 204.5)
Step 700
700

#236C74

oklch(49% 0.071 205.5)
Step 800
800

#1F585E

oklch(42.6% 0.059 204.9)
Step 900
900

#20494D

oklch(37.8% 0.046 203.9)
Step 950
950

#142B2D

oklch(27.1% 0.029 202.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#2B7B83 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)	#717684	0.076
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#646C83	0.070
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00807D	0.025
Achromatopsia (no color)	#707070	0.077