#2E8987#2E8987

#2E8987 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.084 H 193.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8987
RGB	rgb(46, 137, 135)
HSL	hsl(179, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(179, 66%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 0%, 1.5%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.08, -26.65, -6.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.08, 27.50, 194.28°)
OKLab	oklab(57.7% -0.0818 -0.0189)
OKLCH	oklch(57.7% 0.084 193)
XYZ	xyz(14.4436, 20.2198, 26.0586)
Luminance	0.2022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8987 #892E30

analogous

#2E8959 #2E8987 #2E5D89

triadic

#2E8987 #872E89 #89872E

tetradic

#2E8987 #592E89 #892E30 #5D892E

square

#2E8987 #592E89 #892E30 #5D892E

split-complementary

#2E8987 #892E5D #89592E

monochromatic

#0F2D2D #1F5B5A #2E8987 #3DB7B4 #66CCC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#2E8987 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#2E8987 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8987

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8987	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8987	1.00	4.16	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.16	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)

#818287

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737888

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8987;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 137, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.084 193.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74aca9',
    500: '#2e8987',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8987;
$custom-light: #74aca9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8987",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.681,
    "s": 49.727,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57699,
    "c": 0.08397,
    "h": 193
  },
  "luminance": 0.20221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8987

secondary

#B26062

accent

#4F52D9

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8987

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

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