#2E97A8#2E97A8
#2E97A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.095 H 210.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E97A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 151, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 10.1%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.60, -23.56, -17.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.60, 29.33, 216.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.53% -0.082 -0.0486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.53% 0.095 210.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2582, 25.5390, 40.9527) |
| Luminance | 0.2554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.78
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.85
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.93
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.64
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.80
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E97A8 #A83F2E
analogous
#2EA87C #2E97A8 #2E5AA8
triadic
#2E97A8 #A82E97 #97A82E
tetradic
#2E97A8 #7C2EA8 #A83F2E #5AA82E
square
#2E97A8 #7C2EA8 #A83F2E #5AA82E
split-complementary
#2E97A8 #A82E5A #A87C2E
monochromatic
#144148 #216C78 #2E97A8 #47BACD #77CCDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#2E97A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#2E97A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E97A8
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E97A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E97A8 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.11 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8992A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7885A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e97a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 151, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.095 210.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b6c1',
500: '#2e97a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e97a8; $custom-light: #79b6c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e97a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 151,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.361,
"s": 57.009,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62525,
"c": 0.09537,
"h": 210.7
},
"luminance": 0.25541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E97A8
secondary
#C27C70
accent
#5D48E0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081