#2E979E#2E979E

#2E979E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.093 H 201.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E979E
RGB	rgb(46, 151, 158)
HSL	hsl(184, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(184, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 4.4%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.25, -26.69, -12.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.25, 29.39, 204.74°)
OKLab	oklab(62.13% -0.0863 -0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(62.13% 0.093 201.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.3622, 25.1805, 36.2337)
Luminance	0.2518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E979E #9E352E

analogous

#2E9E6D #2E979E #2E5F9E

triadic

#2E979E #9E2E97 #979E2E

tetradic

#2E979E #6D2E9E #9E352E #5F9E2E

square

#2E979E #6D2E9E #9E352E #5F9E2E

split-complementary

#2E979E #9E2E5F #9E6D2E

monochromatic

#123C3F #206A6F #2E979E #41BFC8 #71CFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.48

#2E979E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.04

#2E979E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E979E

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E979E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E979E	1.00	3.48	6.04	6.04
#FFFFFF	3.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B909F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B849E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e979e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 151, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.093 201.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b6ba',
    500: '#2e979e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e979e;
$custom-light: #78b6ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e979e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.75,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62131,
    "c": 0.09285,
    "h": 201.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.25183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E979E

secondary

#BD706B

accent

#534ADE

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E979E

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →