#2E4440#2E4440

#2E4440 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 36.7% C 0.028 H 182.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E4440
RGB	rgb(46, 68, 64)
HSL	hsl(169, 19%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(169, 32%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 0%, 5.9%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.98, -9.62, -0.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.98, 9.62, 182.04°)
OKLab	oklab(36.69% -0.0284 -0.0011)
OKLCH	oklch(36.69% 0.028 182.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.1189, 5.0850, 5.6140)
Luminance	0.0508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E4440 #442E32

analogous

#2E4435 #2E4440 #2E3D44

triadic

#2E4440 #402E44 #44402E

tetradic

#2E4440 #352E44 #442E32 #3D442E

square

#2E4440 #352E44 #442E32 #3D442E

split-complementary

#2E4440 #442E3D #44352E

monochromatic

#0C1211 #151F1E #2E4440 #476962 #5F8D85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.41

#2E4440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#2E4440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E4440

10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E4440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E4440	1.00	10.41	2.02	10.41
#FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#424140

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E3F40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#274543

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e4440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 68, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.7% 0.028 182.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#677874',
    500: '#2e4440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e4440;
$custom-light: #677874;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e4440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.091,
    "s": 19.298,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36691,
    "c": 0.0284,
    "h": 182.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E4440

secondary

#75595E

accent

#6C7ABC

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#EBEDED

border

#C6C8C8

text

#060808

muted

#7A7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E4440

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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