#2E9999#2E9999

#2E9999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.094 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E9999
RGB	rgb(46, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(180, 70%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.71, -29.20, -8.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.71, 30.48, 196.69°)
OKLab	oklab(62.45% -0.0907 -0.0243)
OKLCH	oklch(62.45% 0.094 195)
XYZ	xyz(18.2651, 25.6611, 34.1213)
Luminance	0.2566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2E9999 #992E2E

analogous

#2E9964 #2E9999 #2E6499

triadic

#2E9999 #992E99 #99992E

tetradic

#2E9999 #642E99 #992E2E #64992E

square

#2E9999 #642E99 #992E2E #64992E

split-complementary

#2E9999 #992E64 #99642E

monochromatic

#123B3B #206A6A #2E9999 #3FC5C5 #6ED3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.42

#2E9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.13

#2E9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E9999

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E9999	1.00	3.42	6.13	6.13
#FFFFFF	3.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F869A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.094 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77b7b7',
    500: '#2e9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e9999;
$custom-light: #77b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 53.769,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62452,
    "c": 0.09389,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.25663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E9999

secondary

#BB6868

accent

#4B4BDD

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E9999

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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