#2E959A#2E959A
#2E959A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.091 H 199.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E959A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 149, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 54%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 70%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 3.2%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.49, -26.92, -11.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.49, 29.14, 202.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.47% -0.086 -0.0309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.47% 0.091 199.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7043, 24.4068, 34.3435) |
| Luminance | 0.2441 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.82
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.97
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.25
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.76
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.79
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E959A #9A332E
analogous
#2E9A69 #2E959A #2E5F9A
triadic
#2E959A #9A2E95 #959A2E
tetradic
#2E959A #692E9A #9A332E #5F9A2E
square
#2E959A #692E9A #9A332E #5F9A2E
split-complementary
#2E959A #9A2E5F #9A692E
monochromatic
#123A3C #20676B #2E959A #3FC0C6 #6FCFD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#2E959A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.88
#2E959A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E959A
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E959A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E959A | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.88 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A8E9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A829B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e959a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 149, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.091 199.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b4b7',
500: '#2e959a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e959a; $custom-light: #77b4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e959a",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 149,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.778,
"s": 54,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61474,
"c": 0.09144,
"h": 199.8
},
"luminance": 0.24409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E959A
secondary
#BB6C69
accent
#514ADD
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080