#2E8A8D#2E8A8D

#2E8A8D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.084 H 198.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8A8D
RGB	rgb(46, 138, 141)
HSL	hsl(182, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(182, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 2.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.60, -25.35, -9.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.60, 27.07, 200.56°)
OKLab	oklab(58.18% -0.0802 -0.0264)
OKLCH	oklch(58.18% 0.084 198.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0208, 20.6792, 28.3940)
Luminance	0.2068 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8A8D #8D312E

analogous

#2E8D61 #2E8A8D #2E5B8D

triadic

#2E8A8D #8D2E8A #8A8D2E

tetradic

#2E8A8D #612E8D #8D312E #5B8D2E

square

#2E8A8D #612E8D #8D312E #5B8D2E

split-complementary

#2E8A8D #8D2E5B #8D612E

monochromatic

#103031 #1F5D5F #2E8A8D #3DB7BB #68CACE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#2E8A8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.14

#2E8A8D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8A8D

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8A8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8A8D	1.00	4.09	5.14	5.14
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#80848D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72798E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8a8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 138, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.084 198.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74acae',
    500: '#2e8a8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8a8d;
$custom-light: #74acae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8a8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.895,
    "s": 50.802,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58178,
    "c": 0.08439,
    "h": 198.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8A8D

secondary

#B56562

accent

#524EDA

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F4

border

#C9CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8A8D

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →