#2E8485#2E8485

#2E8485 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.080 H 196.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8485
RGB	rgb(46, 132, 133)
HSL	hsl(181, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(181, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 0.8%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.42, -24.73, -8.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.42, 26.02, 198.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.33% -0.0772 -0.0225)
OKLCH	oklch(56.33% 0.08 196.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6098, 18.7753, 25.0925)
Luminance	0.1878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8485 #852F2E

analogous

#2E855B #2E8485 #2E5885

triadic

#2E8485 #852E84 #84852E

tetradic

#2E8485 #5B2E85 #852F2E #58852E

square

#2E8485 #5B2E85 #852F2E #58852E

split-complementary

#2E8485 #852E58 #855B2E

monochromatic

#0F2A2A #1E5758 #2E8485 #3EB1B2 #64C8C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.42

#2E8485 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.76

#2E8485 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8485

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8485	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8485	1.00	4.42	4.76	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B7E85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7486

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008884

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8485;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 132, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.080 196.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73a8a8',
    500: '#2e8485',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8485;
$custom-light: #73a8a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8485",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.69,
    "s": 48.603,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56332,
    "c": 0.08044,
    "h": 196.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8485

secondary

#B0605F

accent

#5150D8

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8485

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

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