#2E8D9C#2E8D9C
#2E8D9C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.089 H 210.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E8D9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 141, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 9.6%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.06, -22.21, -15.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.06, 27.36, 215.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.53% -0.0767 -0.0444) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.53% 0.089 210.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6498, 22.0290, 34.8206) |
| Luminance | 0.2203 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 3.40
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.56
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.20
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 7.43
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 7.45
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E8D9C #9C3D2E
analogous
#2E9C74 #2E8D9C #2E569C
triadic
#2E8D9C #9C2E8D #8D9C2E
tetradic
#2E8D9C #742E9C #9C3D2E #569C2E
square
#2E8D9C #742E9C #9C3D2E #569C2E
split-complementary
#2E8D9C #9C2E56 #9C742E
monochromatic
#12383D #20626D #2E8D9C #40B4C7 #70C7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#2E8D9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.41
#2E8D9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E8D9C
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E8D9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E8D9C | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.41 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80889D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#707C9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009492
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e8d9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 141, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.089 210.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76aeb9',
500: '#2e8d9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e8d9c; $custom-light: #76aeb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e8d9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 141,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.182,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59529,
"c": 0.08868,
"h": 210.1
},
"luminance": 0.22031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E8D9C
secondary
#BC756A
accent
#5E4ADE
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F6
border
#C9CED0
text
#0A1011
muted
#7C7F80