#2E99A5#2E99A5
#2E99A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.095 H 206.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E99A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 153, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.1%, 7.3%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.11, -25.53, -14.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.11, 29.60, 210.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.91% -0.0854 -0.0416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.91% 0.095 206) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3065, 26.0777, 39.6060) |
| Luminance | 0.2608 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.68
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.18
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.47
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.54
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.57
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E99A5 #A53A2E
analogous
#2EA576 #2E99A5 #2E5EA5
triadic
#2E99A5 #A52E99 #99A52E
tetradic
#2E99A5 #762EA5 #A53A2E #5EA52E
square
#2E99A5 #762EA5 #A53A2E #5EA52E
split-complementary
#2E99A5 #A52E5E #A5762E
monochromatic
#134045 #216D75 #2E99A5 #45BECB #75CED8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#2E99A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#2E99A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E99A5
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E99A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E99A5 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C93A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B86A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e99a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 153, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.095 206.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b7bf',
500: '#2e99a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e99a5; $custom-light: #79b7bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e99a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 153,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.05,
"s": 56.398,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62905,
"c": 0.09499,
"h": 206
},
"luminance": 0.2608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E99A5
secondary
#C0776F
accent
#5748E0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081