#2E8A9D#2E8A9D
#2E8A9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.089 H 214.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E8A9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 138, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 12.1%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.16, -20.31, -17.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.16, 27.09, 221.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.82% -0.0732 -0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.82% 0.089 214.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2984, 21.1903, 35.1229) |
| Luminance | 0.2119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 2.01
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.55
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.04
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.95
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.78
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 9.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E8A9D #9D412E
analogous
#2E9D78 #2E8A9D #2E539D
triadic
#2E8A9D #9D2E8A #8A9D2E
tetradic
#2E8A9D #782E9D #9D412E #539D2E
square
#2E8A9D #782E9D #9D412E #539D2E
split-complementary
#2E8A9D #9D2E53 #9D782E
monochromatic
#12373E #20606E #2E8A9D #41B0C7 #70C4D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#2E8A9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#2E8A9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E8A9D
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E8A9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E8A9D | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C859E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D7A9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009190
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e8a9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 138, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.089 214.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76acba',
500: '#2e8a9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e8a9d; $custom-light: #76acba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e8a9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 138,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.27,
"s": 54.68,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58816,
"c": 0.08857,
"h": 214.3
},
"luminance": 0.21192
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E8A9D
secondary
#BD786A
accent
#634ADE
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F6
border
#C9CED0
text
#0A1011
muted
#7C7F80