#2E8B7A#2E8B7A
#2E8B7A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.090 H 178.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E8B7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 139, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 50%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 67%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 0%, 12.2%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.34, -31.34, 1.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.34, 31.36, 177.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.78% -0.0902 0.0025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.78% 0.09 178.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8705, 20.4497, 21.6248) |
| Luminance | 0.2045 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.72
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.47
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.36
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.92
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.62
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E8B7A #8B2E3F
analogous
#2E8B4C #2E8B7A #2E6E8B
triadic
#2E8B7A #7A2E8B #8B7A2E
tetradic
#2E8B7A #4C2E8B #8B2E3F #6E8B2E
square
#2E8B7A #4C2E8B #8B2E3F #6E8B2E
split-complementary
#2E8B7A #8B2E6E #8B4C2E
monochromatic
#102F29 #1F5D52 #2E8B7A #3DB9A2 #67CDBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#2E8B7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#2E8B7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E8B7A
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E8B7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E8B7A | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#858379
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#78797B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e8b7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 139, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.090 178.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73ada0',
500: '#2e8b7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e8b7a; $custom-light: #73ada0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e8b7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 139,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.032,
"s": 50.27,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57781,
"c": 0.09026,
"h": 178.4
},
"luminance": 0.20451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E8B7A
secondary
#B36170
accent
#4E68DA
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100E
muted
#7B7F7E