#2E9591#2E9591

#2E9591 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.092 H 191.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E9591
RGB	rgb(46, 149, 145)
HSL	hsl(178, 53%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(178, 69%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 0%, 2.7%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.21, -29.61, -6.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.21, 30.30, 192.25°)
OKLab	oklab(61.15% -0.0901 -0.0179)
OKLCH	oklch(61.15% 0.092 191.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.9827, 24.1181, 30.5428)
Luminance	0.2412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E9591 #952E32

analogous

#2E955D #2E9591 #2E6595

triadic

#2E9591 #912E95 #95912E

tetradic

#2E9591 #5D2E95 #952E32 #65952E

square

#2E9591 #5D2E95 #952E32 #65952E

split-complementary

#2E9591 #952E65 #955D2E

monochromatic

#113736 #206663 #2E9591 #3DC3BE #6CD2CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#2E9591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#2E9591 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E9591

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E9591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E9591	1.00	3.61	5.82	5.82
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C8D91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8292

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009994

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e9591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 149, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.092 191.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76b4b1',
    500: '#2e9591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e9591;
$custom-light: #76b4b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e9591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 149,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.67,
    "s": 52.821,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61146,
    "c": 0.09189,
    "h": 191.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E9591

secondary

#B96669

accent

#4C51DC

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F5

border

#C9D0CF

text

#0A1110

muted

#7C807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E9591

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

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