#2E8B7C#2E8B7C
#2E8B7C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.089 H 180.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E8B7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 139, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 50%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 67%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 0%, 10.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.40, -30.79, 0.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.40, 30.79, 179.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.85% -0.0892 -0.0003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.85% 0.089 180.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9957, 20.4998, 22.2841) |
| Luminance | 0.2050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.40
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.10
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.62
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.68
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.13
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E8B7C #8B2E3D
analogous
#2E8B4E #2E8B7C #2E6C8B
triadic
#2E8B7C #7C2E8B #8B7C2E
tetradic
#2E8B7C #4E2E8B #8B2E3D #6C8B2E
square
#2E8B7C #4E2E8B #8B2E3D #6C8B2E
split-complementary
#2E8B7C #8B2E6C #8B4E2E
monochromatic
#102F2A #1F5D53 #2E8B7C #3DB9A5 #67CDBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#2E8B7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#2E8B7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E8B7C
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E8B7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E8B7C | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85837B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#78797D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e8b7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 139, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.089 180.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73ada1',
500: '#2e8b7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e8b7c; $custom-light: #73ada1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e8b7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 139,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.323,
"s": 50.27,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57845,
"c": 0.08925,
"h": 180.2
},
"luminance": 0.20501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E8B7C
secondary
#B3616F
accent
#4E65DA
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7E