#2E8986#2E8986

#2E8986 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.084 H 191.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8986
RGB	rgb(46, 137, 134)
HSL	hsl(178, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(178, 66%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 0%, 2.2%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.05, -26.95, -6.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.05, 27.66, 193.06°)
OKLab	oklab(57.66% -0.0823 -0.0174)
OKLCH	oklch(57.66% 0.084 191.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3735, 20.1918, 25.6895)
Luminance	0.2019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8986 #892E31

analogous

#2E8958 #2E8986 #2E5E89

triadic

#2E8986 #862E89 #89862E

tetradic

#2E8986 #582E89 #892E31 #5E892E

square

#2E8986 #582E89 #892E31 #5E892E

split-complementary

#2E8986 #892E5E #89582E

monochromatic

#0F2D2C #1F5B59 #2E8986 #3DB7B3 #66CCC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#2E8986 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#2E8986 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8986

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8986	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8986	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818286

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737887

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8986;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 137, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.084 191.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74aca9',
    500: '#2e8986',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8986;
$custom-light: #74aca9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8986",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.022,
    "s": 49.727,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57663,
    "c": 0.08411,
    "h": 191.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8986

secondary

#B26063

accent

#4F53D9

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#09100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8986

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

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