#2E99A0#2E99A0
#2E99A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.094 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E99A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 153, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 71%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.94, -27.08, -12.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.94, 29.78, 204.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.71% -0.0875 -0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.71% 0.094 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8603, 25.8992, 37.2559) |
| Luminance | 0.2590 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.23
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.58
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.26
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.71
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.20
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E99A0 #A0352E
analogous
#2EA06E #2E99A0 #2E60A0
triadic
#2E99A0 #A02E99 #99A02E
tetradic
#2E99A0 #6E2EA0 #A0352E #60A02E
square
#2E99A0 #6E2EA0 #A0352E #60A02E
split-complementary
#2E99A0 #A02E60 #A06E2E
monochromatic
#133E41 #206C70 #2E99A0 #42C1C9 #72D0D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#2E99A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.18
#2E99A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E99A0
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E99A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E99A0 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D92A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D86A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e99a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 153, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.094 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b7bc',
500: '#2e99a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e99a0; $custom-light: #78b7bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e99a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 153,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.684,
"s": 55.34,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62712,
"c": 0.09407,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.25901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E99A0
secondary
#BE716C
accent
#5249DF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081