#2E797E#2E797E
#2E797E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.073 H 201.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E797E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 121, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 47%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 63%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 4%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.66, -21.16, -9.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.66, 23.24, 204.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.21% -0.0681 -0.0266) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.21% 0.073 201.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7284, 15.7607, 22.1586) |
| Luminance | 0.1576 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 2.27
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 4.24
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 4.28
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 4.52
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 5.19
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E797E #7E332E
analogous
#2E7E5B #2E797E #2E517E
triadic
#2E797E #7E2E79 #797E2E
tetradic
#2E797E #5B2E7E #7E332E #517E2E
square
#2E797E #5B2E7E #7E332E #517E2E
split-complementary
#2E797E #7E2E51 #7E5B2E
monochromatic
#0D2324 #1E4E51 #2E797E #3EA4AB #61BFC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.06
#2E797E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#2E797E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E797E
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E797E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E797E | 1.00 | 5.06 | 4.15 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70747E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#646B7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e797e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 121, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.073 201.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71a0a3',
500: '#2e797e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e797e; $custom-light: #71a0a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e797e",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 121,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.75,
"s": 46.512,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53212,
"c": 0.0731,
"h": 201.3
},
"luminance": 0.15762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E797E
secondary
#AC615C
accent
#5A52D6
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F3
border
#C8CCCD
text
#080E0F
muted
#7B7E7F