#2E97A0#2E97A0
#2E97A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.093 H 203.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E97A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 151, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 71%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.2%, 5.6%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.32, -26.07, -13.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.32, 29.29, 207.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.21% -0.0855 -0.037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.21% 0.093 203.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5357, 25.2500, 37.1477) |
| Luminance | 0.2525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.58
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.31
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.41
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.53
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.38
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E97A0 #A0372E
analogous
#2EA070 #2E97A0 #2E5EA0
triadic
#2E97A0 #A02E97 #97A02E
tetradic
#2E97A0 #702EA0 #A0372E #5EA02E
square
#2E97A0 #702EA0 #A0372E #5EA02E
split-complementary
#2E97A0 #A02E5E #A0702E
monochromatic
#133D41 #206A70 #2E97A0 #42BEC9 #72CFD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#2E97A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.05
#2E97A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E97A0
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E97A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E97A0 | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.05 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B91A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A84A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e97a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 151, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.093 203.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b6bc',
500: '#2e97a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e97a0; $custom-light: #78b6bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e97a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 151,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.737,
"s": 55.34,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62208,
"c": 0.09315,
"h": 203.4
},
"luminance": 0.25252
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E97A0
secondary
#BE726C
accent
#5549DF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081