#2E8B82#2E8B82
#2E8B82 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.087 H 186.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E8B82 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 139, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 50%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 67%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 0%, 6.5%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.57, -29.10, -3.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.57, 29.27, 186.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.04% -0.0864 -0.009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.04% 0.087 186) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3867, 20.6562, 24.3436) |
| Luminance | 0.2066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.52
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.50
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.72
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.91
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E8B82 #8B2E37
analogous
#2E8B54 #2E8B82 #2E668B
triadic
#2E8B82 #822E8B #8B822E
tetradic
#2E8B82 #542E8B #8B2E37 #668B2E
square
#2E8B82 #542E8B #8B2E37 #668B2E
split-complementary
#2E8B82 #8B2E66 #8B542E
monochromatic
#102F2C #1F5D57 #2E8B82 #3DB9AD #67CDC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#2E8B82 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.13
#2E8B82 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E8B82
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E8B82 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E8B82 | 1.00 | 4.09 | 5.13 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#848382
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#767983
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e8b82; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 139, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.087 186.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74ada6',
500: '#2e8b82',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e8b82; $custom-light: #74ada6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e8b82",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 139,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.194,
"s": 50.27,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58043,
"c": 0.08684,
"h": 186
},
"luminance": 0.20658
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E8B82
secondary
#B36169
accent
#4E5CDA
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7F