#2E8FA0#2E8FA0

#2E8FA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.091 H 211.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8FA0
RGB	rgb(46, 143, 160)
HSL	hsl(189, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(189, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 10.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.83, -21.97, -17.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.83, 27.85, 217.92°)
OKLab	oklab(60.2% -0.0771 -0.0476)
OKLCH	oklch(60.2% 0.091 211.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.2916, 22.7618, 36.7330)
Luminance	0.2276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8FA0 #A03F2E

analogous

#2EA078 #2E8FA0 #2E56A0

triadic

#2E8FA0 #A02E8F #8FA02E

tetradic

#2E8FA0 #782EA0 #A03F2E #56A02E

square

#2E8FA0 #782EA0 #A03F2E #56A02E

split-complementary

#2E8FA0 #A02E56 #A0782E

monochromatic

#133A41 #206570 #2E8FA0 #42B5C9 #72C7D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#2E8FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#2E8FA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8FA0

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8FA0	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717EA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 143, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.091 211.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77b0bc',
    500: '#2e8fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8fa0;
$custom-light: #77b0bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.947,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60197,
    "c": 0.09066,
    "h": 211.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8FA0

secondary

#BE786C

accent

#5F49DF

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8FA0

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

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