#2D9E8F#2D9E8F
#2D9E8F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.101 H 182.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2D9E8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(45, 158, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.5%, 0%, 9.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.97, -34.60, -1.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.97, 34.63, 182.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.37% -0.101 -0.0038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.37% 0.101 182.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2646, 26.9926, 30.2288) |
| Luminance | 0.2700 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.76
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.56
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.08
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.31
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.56
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2D9E8F #9E2D3C
analogous
#2D9E56 #2D9E8F #2D759E
triadic
#2D9E8F #8F2D9E #9E8F2D
tetradic
#2D9E8F #562D9E #9E2D3C #759E2D
square
#2D9E8F #562D9E #9E2D3C #759E2D
split-complementary
#2D9E8F #9E2D75 #9E562D
monochromatic
#123F39 #1F6E64 #2D9E8F #40C9B6 #6FD6C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#2D9E8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#2D9E8F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2D9E8F
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2D9E8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2D9E8F | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97958E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878990
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A199
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2d9e8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 158, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.101 182.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bbaf',
500: '#2d9e8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2d9e8f; $custom-light: #77bbaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2d9e8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 45,
"g": 158,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.035,
"s": 55.665,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63367,
"c": 0.10106,
"h": 182.2
},
"luminance": 0.26995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2D9E8F
secondary
#BD6975
accent
#495DDF
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F