#2E99A3#2E99A3
#2E99A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.095 H 204.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E99A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 153, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 6.1%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.04, -26.15, -13.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.04, 29.64, 208.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.83% -0.0862 -0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.83% 0.095 204.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1259, 26.0054, 38.6548) |
| Luminance | 0.2601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.43
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.76
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.01
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.26
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.63
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E99A3 #A3382E
analogous
#2EA372 #2E99A3 #2E5EA3
triadic
#2E99A3 #A32E99 #99A32E
tetradic
#2E99A3 #722EA3 #A3382E #5EA32E
square
#2E99A3 #722EA3 #A3382E #5EA32E
split-complementary
#2E99A3 #A32E5E #A3722E
monochromatic
#133F44 #216C73 #2E99A3 #44BFCA #74CFD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#2E99A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#2E99A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E99A3
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E99A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E99A3 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D93A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C86A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e99a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 153, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.095 204.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b7be',
500: '#2e99a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e99a3; $custom-light: #79b7be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e99a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 153,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.128,
"s": 55.981,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62827,
"c": 0.09455,
"h": 204.2
},
"luminance": 0.26008
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E99A3
secondary
#BF746D
accent
#5549DF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081