#2E97A1#2E97A1
#2E97A1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.093 H 204.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E97A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 151, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 71%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 6.2%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.35, -25.76, -13.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.35, 29.25, 208.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.25% -0.085 -0.0385) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.25% 0.093 204.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6235, 25.2851, 37.6103) |
| Luminance | 0.2529 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.67
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.59
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.75
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.81
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.12
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E97A1 #A1382E
analogous
#2EA171 #2E97A1 #2E5EA1
triadic
#2E97A1 #A12E97 #97A12E
tetradic
#2E97A1 #712EA1 #A1382E #5EA12E
square
#2E97A1 #712EA1 #A1382E #5EA12E
split-complementary
#2E97A1 #A12E5E #A1712E
monochromatic
#133E42 #206A71 #2E97A1 #43BEC9 #73CED7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#2E97A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.06
#2E97A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E97A1
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E97A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E97A1 | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.06 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B91A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A85A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e97a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 151, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.093 204.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b6bc',
500: '#2e97a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e97a1; $custom-light: #78b6bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e97a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 151,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.217,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62247,
"c": 0.09334,
"h": 204.3
},
"luminance": 0.25287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E97A1
secondary
#BE736C
accent
#5649DF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081