#2E8996#2E8996

#2E8996 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.086 H 208.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8996
RGB	rgb(46, 137, 150)
HSL	hsl(188, 53%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(188, 69%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.3%, 8.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.59, -22.03, -14.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.59, 26.51, 213.78°)
OKLab	oklab(58.27% -0.0751 -0.0409)
OKLCH	oklch(58.27% 0.086 208.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5750, 20.6724, 32.0176)
Luminance	0.2067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8996 #963B2E

analogous

#2E966F #2E8996 #2E5596

triadic

#2E8996 #962E89 #89962E

tetradic

#2E8996 #6F2E96 #963B2E #55962E

square

#2E8996 #6F2E96 #963B2E #55962E

split-complementary

#2E8996 #962E55 #966F2E

monochromatic

#113338 #205E67 #2E8996 #3EB3C4 #6CC5D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#2E8996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#2E8996 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8996

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8996	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8497

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 137, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.086 208.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75abb4',
    500: '#2e8996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8996;
$custom-light: #75abb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.5,
    "s": 53.061,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58274,
    "c": 0.08553,
    "h": 208.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8996

secondary

#B97167

accent

#5D4BDC

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8996

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

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