#2E98A6#2E98A6
#2E98A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.095 H 207.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E98A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 152, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 8.4%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.84, -24.70, -15.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.84, 29.42, 212.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.69% -0.0839 -0.0444) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.69% 0.095 207.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2349, 25.7882, 40.0329) |
| Luminance | 0.2579 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.12
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.52
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.65
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.99
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.99
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E98A6 #A63C2E
analogous
#2EA678 #2E98A6 #2E5CA6
triadic
#2E98A6 #A62E98 #98A62E
tetradic
#2E98A6 #782EA6 #A63C2E #5CA62E
square
#2E98A6 #782EA6 #A63C2E #5CA62E
split-complementary
#2E98A6 #A62E5C #A6782E
monochromatic
#134046 #216C76 #2E98A6 #46BCCC #76CDD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#2E98A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.16
#2E98A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E98A6
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E98A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E98A6 | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.16 | 6.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B92A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A86A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e98a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 152, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.095 207.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b6c0',
500: '#2e98a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e98a6; $custom-light: #79b6c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e98a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 152,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187,
"s": 56.604,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62694,
"c": 0.09494,
"h": 207.9
},
"luminance": 0.2579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E98A6
secondary
#C1796F
accent
#5A48E0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081