#2E8596#2E8596

#2E8596 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.085 H 213.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8596
RGB	rgb(46, 133, 150)
HSL	hsl(190, 53%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(190, 69%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.33, -19.92, -16.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.33, 25.96, 219.89°)
OKLab	oklab(57.26% -0.0708 -0.0463)
OKLCH	oklch(57.26% 0.085 213.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0170, 19.5562, 31.8315)
Luminance	0.1956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8596 #963F2E

analogous

#2E9673 #2E8596 #2E5196

triadic

#2E8596 #962E85 #85962E

tetradic

#2E8596 #732E96 #963F2E #51962E

square

#2E8596 #732E96 #963F2E #51962E

split-complementary

#2E8596 #962E51 #96732E

monochromatic

#113238 #205B67 #2E8596 #3EAEC4 #6CC1D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#2E8596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#2E8596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8596

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8596	1.00	4.28	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 133, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.085 213.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75a8b4',
    500: '#2e8596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8596;
$custom-light: #75a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.808,
    "s": 53.061,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57261,
    "c": 0.08461,
    "h": 213.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8596

secondary

#B97467

accent

#634BDC

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8596

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

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