#2D9E97#2D9E97
#2D9E97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.098 H 188.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2D9E97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(45, 158, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.5%, 0%, 4.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.20, -32.33, -5.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.20, 32.78, 189.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.63% -0.0972 -0.0152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.63% 0.098 188.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8924, 27.2438, 33.5350) |
| Luminance | 0.2725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.93
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.95
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.89
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.96
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2D9E97 #9E2D34
analogous
#2D9E5E #2D9E97 #2D6D9E
triadic
#2D9E97 #972D9E #9E972D
tetradic
#2D9E97 #5E2D9E #9E2D34 #6D9E2D
square
#2D9E97 #5E2D9E #9E2D34 #6D9E2D
split-complementary
#2D9E97 #9E2D6D #9E5E2D
monochromatic
#123F3C #1F6E69 #2D9E97 #40C9C0 #6FD6D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#2D9E97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#2D9E97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2D9E97
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2D9E97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2D9E97 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959597
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858998
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2d9e97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 158, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.098 188.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bbb5',
500: '#2d9e97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2d9e97; $custom-light: #78bbb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2d9e97",
"rgb": {
"r": 45,
"g": 158,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.283,
"s": 55.665,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63632,
"c": 0.09842,
"h": 188.9
},
"luminance": 0.27246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2D9E97
secondary
#BD696F
accent
#4952DF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180