#2E8C8B#2E8C8B

#2E8C8B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.086 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8C8B
RGB	rgb(46, 140, 139)
HSL	hsl(179, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(179, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 0%, 0.7%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.17, -26.96, -7.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.17, 27.98, 195.54°)
OKLab	oklab(58.62% -0.0832 -0.0208)
OKLCH	oklch(58.62% 0.086 194)
XYZ	xyz(15.1629, 21.1994, 27.7139)
Luminance	0.2120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8C8B #8C2E2F

analogous

#2E8C5C #2E8C8B #2E5E8C

triadic

#2E8C8B #8B2E8C #8C8B2E

tetradic

#2E8C8B #5C2E8C #8C2E2F #5E8C2E

square

#2E8C8B #5C2E8C #8C2E2F #5E8C2E

split-complementary

#2E8C8B #8C2E5E #8C5C2E

monochromatic

#103030 #1F5E5D #2E8C8B #3DBAB9 #67CDCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#2E8C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#2E8C8B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8C8B

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8C8B	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)

#83858B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757A8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 140, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.086 194.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74aeac',
    500: '#2e8c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8c8b;
$custom-light: #74aeac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.362,
    "s": 50.538,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58619,
    "c": 0.08581,
    "h": 194
  },
  "luminance": 0.21201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8C8B

secondary

#B46263

accent

#4E4FDA

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F4

border

#C9CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8C8B

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

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