#2E8E8B#2E8E8B

#2E8E8B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.087 H 192.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#2E8E8B
RGBrgb(46, 142, 139)
HSLhsl(178, 51%, 37%)
HSVhsv(178, 68%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(67.6%, 0%, 2.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LABlab(53.80, -27.95, -6.55)
CIE-LCHlch(53.80, 28.71, 193.19°)
OKLaboklab(59.13% -0.0854 -0.0182)
OKLCHoklch(59.13% 0.087 192.1)
XYZxyz(15.4578, 21.7892, 27.8122)
Luminance0.2179 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#2E8E8B #8E2E31
analogous
#2E8E5B #2E8E8B #2E618E
triadic
#2E8E8B #8B2E8E #8E8B2E
tetradic
#2E8E8B #5B2E8E #8E2E31 #618E2E
square
#2E8E8B #5B2E8E #8E2E31 #618E2E
split-complementary
#2E8E8B #8E2E61 #8E5B2E
monochromatic
#103231 #1F605E #2E8E8B #3DBCB8 #68CECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92
#2E8E8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36
#2E8E8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8E8B
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##2E8E8B#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##2E8E8B1.003.925.365.36
#FFFFFF3.921.0021.0021.00
#0000005.3621.001.001.00
##0000005.3621.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#85878B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#777C8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00928D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #2e8e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 142, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.087 192.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75afac',
    500: '#2e8e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #2e8e8b;
$custom-light: #75afac;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#2e8e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.125,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59134,
    "c": 0.08733,
    "h": 192.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#2E8E8B
secondary
#B56365
accent
#4D52DB
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EEF4F4
border
#C9CECE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

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#2E8E8B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva