#2E999F#2E999F

#2E999F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.094 H 200.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E999F
RGB	rgb(46, 153, 159)
HSL	hsl(183, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(183, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 3.8%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.91, -27.38, -11.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.91, 29.85, 203.46°)
OKLab	oklab(62.67% -0.088 -0.033)
OKLCH	oklch(62.67% 0.094 200.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.7732, 25.8643, 36.7971)
Luminance	0.2587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E999F #9F342E

analogous

#2E9F6D #2E999F #2E609F

triadic

#2E999F #9F2E99 #999F2E

tetradic

#2E999F #6D2E9F #9F342E #609F2E

square

#2E999F #6D2E9F #9F342E #609F2E

split-complementary

#2E999F #9F2E60 #9F6D2E

monochromatic

#133E40 #206B70 #2E999F #42C1C8 #71D1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.40

#2E999F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.17

#2E999F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E999F

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E999F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E999F	1.00	3.40	6.17	6.17
#FFFFFF	3.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E92A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D86A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009F9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e999f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 153, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.094 200.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b7bb',
    500: '#2e999f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e999f;
$custom-light: #78b7bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e999f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.186,
    "s": 55.122,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62674,
    "c": 0.09397,
    "h": 200.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E999F

secondary

#BE706B

accent

#5149DE

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E999F

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

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