#2E979F#2E979F

#2E979F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.093 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E979F
RGB	rgb(46, 151, 159)
HSL	hsl(184, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(184, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.28, -26.38, -12.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.28, 29.33, 205.92°)
OKLab	oklab(62.17% -0.0859 -0.0356)
OKLCH	oklch(62.17% 0.093 202.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.4486, 25.2151, 36.6889)
Luminance	0.2522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E979F #9F362E

analogous

#2E9F6F #2E979F #2E5E9F

triadic

#2E979F #9F2E97 #979F2E

tetradic

#2E979F #6F2E9F #9F362E #5E9F2E

square

#2E979F #6F2E9F #9F362E #5E9F2E

split-complementary

#2E979F #9F2E5E #9F6F2E

monochromatic

#133D40 #206A70 #2E979F #42BFC8 #71CFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#2E979F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.04

#2E979F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E979F

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E979F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E979F	1.00	3.47	6.04	6.04
#FFFFFF	3.47	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)

#8B90A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B849F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e979f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 151, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.093 202.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b6bb',
    500: '#2e979f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e979f;
$custom-light: #78b6bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e979f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.248,
    "s": 55.122,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62169,
    "c": 0.09299,
    "h": 202.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E979F

secondary

#BE716B

accent

#5449DE

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E979F

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