#2E8F85#2E8F85
#2E8F85 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.090 H 185.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E8F85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 143, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 7%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.94, -30.18, -2.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.94, 30.32, 185.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.19% -0.0893 -0.0083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.19% 0.09 185.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1808, 21.9175, 25.6162) |
| Luminance | 0.2192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.44
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.12
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.24
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.89
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.24
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E8F85 #8F2E38
analogous
#2E8F54 #2E8F85 #2E698F
triadic
#2E8F85 #852E8F #8F852E
tetradic
#2E8F85 #542E8F #8F2E38 #698F2E
square
#2E8F85 #542E8F #8F2E38 #698F2E
split-complementary
#2E8F85 #8F2E69 #8F542E
monochromatic
#10322F #1F615A #2E8F85 #3DBDB0 #69CFC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#2E8F85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.38
#2E8F85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E8F85
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E8F85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E8F85 | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.38 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#888785
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7D86
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00928C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e8f85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 143, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.090 185.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b0a8',
500: '#2e8f85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e8f85; $custom-light: #74b0a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e8f85",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 143,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.814,
"s": 51.323,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59185,
"c": 0.08969,
"h": 185.3
},
"luminance": 0.21919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E8F85
secondary
#B6636C
accent
#4D5CDB
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EEF5F4
border
#C9CFCE
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7F