#2E9A8A#2E9A8A
#2E9A8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.099 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 154, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 54%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 70%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 10.4%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.58, -33.99, -0.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.58, 33.99, 180.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.2% -0.0987 -0.0016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.2% 0.099 181) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2676, 25.5250, 28.0566) |
| Luminance | 0.2553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.79
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.12
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.67
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.80
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.39
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9A8A #9A2E3E
analogous
#2E9A54 #2E9A8A #2E749A
triadic
#2E9A8A #8A2E9A #9A8A2E
tetradic
#2E9A8A #542E9A #9A2E3E #749A2E
square
#2E9A8A #542E9A #9A2E3E #749A2E
split-complementary
#2E9A8A #9A2E74 #9A542E
monochromatic
#123C36 #206B60 #2E9A8A #3FC6B2 #6FD4C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#2E9A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#2E9A8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9A8A
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9A8A | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.11 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939189
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84868B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 154, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.099 181.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b8ac',
500: '#2e9a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9a8a; $custom-light: #76b8ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 154,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.111,
"s": 54,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62198,
"c": 0.09873,
"h": 181
},
"luminance": 0.25527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9A8A
secondary
#BB6975
accent
#4A60DD
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F