#2E9995#2E9995
#2E9995 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.094 H 191.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9995 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 153, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 54%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 70%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.9%, 0%, 2.6%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.59, -30.38, -6.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.59, 31.10, 192.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.31% -0.0925 -0.0186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.31% 0.094 191.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9403, 25.5312, 32.4104) |
| Luminance | 0.2553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.52
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.85
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.71
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.12
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.17
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9995 #992E32
analogous
#2E9960 #2E9995 #2E6899
triadic
#2E9995 #952E99 #99952E
tetradic
#2E9995 #602E99 #992E32 #68992E
square
#2E9995 #602E99 #992E32 #68992E
split-complementary
#2E9995 #992E68 #99602E
monochromatic
#123B39 #206A67 #2E9995 #3FC5C0 #6ED3D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#2E9995 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#2E9995 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9995
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9995 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9995 | 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)
#909195
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808596
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9995; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 153, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.094 191.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b7b4',
500: '#2e9995',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9995; $custom-light: #77b7b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9995",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 153,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.757,
"s": 53.769,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6231,
"c": 0.09436,
"h": 191.4
},
"luminance": 0.25533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9995
secondary
#BB686B
accent
#4B50DD
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080