#2E99AC#2E99AC
#2E99AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.097 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E99AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 153, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.3%, 11%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.36, -23.31, -18.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.36, 29.81, 218.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.19% -0.0824 -0.0518) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.19% 0.097 212.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9612, 26.3395, 43.0537) |
| Luminance | 0.2634 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.23
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.11
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.35
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.43
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.60
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E99AC #AC412E
analogous
#2EAC80 #2E99AC #2E5AAC
triadic
#2E99AC #AC2E99 #99AC2E
tetradic
#2E99AC #802EAC #AC412E #5AAC2E
square
#2E99AC #802EAC #AC412E #5AAC2E
split-complementary
#2E99AC #AC2E5A #AC802E
monochromatic
#14434B #216E7C #2E99AC #49BACE #79CCDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#2E99AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.27
#2E99AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E99AC
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E99AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E99AC | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.27 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A94AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7987AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e99ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 153, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.097 212.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ab7c4',
500: '#2e99ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e99ac; $custom-light: #7ab7c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e99ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 153,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.048,
"s": 57.798,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63187,
"c": 0.09732,
"h": 212.1
},
"luminance": 0.26342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E99AC
secondary
#C37F72
accent
#5E47E1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081