#2E8281#2E8281

#2E8281 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.079 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8281
RGB	rgb(46, 130, 129)
HSL	hsl(179, 48%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(179, 65%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 0.8%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.65, -24.91, -6.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.65, 25.85, 195.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.67% -0.0769 -0.0192)
OKLCH	oklch(55.67% 0.079 194)
XYZ	xyz(13.0700, 18.1297, 23.5752)
Luminance	0.1813 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8281 #822E2F

analogous

#2E8257 #2E8281 #2E5982

triadic

#2E8281 #812E82 #82812E

tetradic

#2E8281 #572E82 #822E2F #59822E

square

#2E8281 #572E82 #822E2F #59822E

split-complementary

#2E8281 #822E59 #82572E

monochromatic

#0E2827 #1E5554 #2E8281 #3EAFAE #63C8C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#2E8281 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#2E8281 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8281

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8281	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8281	1.00	4.54	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A7C81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7282

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008681

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8281;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 130, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.079 194.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a6a5',
    500: '#2e8281',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8281;
$custom-light: #72a6a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8281",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.286,
    "s": 47.727,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55666,
    "c": 0.07922,
    "h": 194
  },
  "luminance": 0.18131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8281

secondary

#AE5D5E

accent

#5052D7

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8281

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

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