#2E8A7D#2E8A7D
#2E8A7D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.088 H 182.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E8A7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 138, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 50%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 67%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 9.4%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.10, -30.03, -0.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.10, 30.04, 181.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.62% -0.0877 -0.003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.62% 0.088 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9151, 20.2369, 22.5708) |
| Luminance | 0.2024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.54
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.92
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.03
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.45
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.89
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E8A7D #8A2E3B
analogous
#2E8A4F #2E8A7D #2E698A
triadic
#2E8A7D #7D2E8A #8A7D2E
tetradic
#2E8A7D #4F2E8A #8A2E3B #698A2E
square
#2E8A7D #4F2E8A #8A2E3B #698A2E
split-complementary
#2E8A7D #8A2E69 #8A4F2E
monochromatic
#0F2E2A #1F5C53 #2E8A7D #3DB8A7 #66CCBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#2E8A7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#2E8A7D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E8A7D
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E8A7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E8A7D | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84827D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#76787E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e8a7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 138, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.088 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73aca2',
500: '#2e8a7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e8a7d; $custom-light: #73aca2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e8a7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 138,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.522,
"s": 50,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57615,
"c": 0.08771,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.20238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E8A7D
secondary
#B3616C
accent
#4E62DA
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7E