#2E9A96#2E9A96
#2E9A96 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.095 H 191.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9A96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 154, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 54%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 70%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 2.6%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.93, -30.57, -6.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.93, 31.30, 192.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.6% -0.0931 -0.0187) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.095 191.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1848, 25.8919, 32.8875) |
| Luminance | 0.2589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.55
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.84
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.88
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.32
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.48
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9A96 #9A2E32
analogous
#2E9A60 #2E9A96 #2E689A
triadic
#2E9A96 #962E9A #9A962E
tetradic
#2E9A96 #602E9A #9A2E32 #689A2E
square
#2E9A96 #602E9A #9A2E32 #689A2E
split-complementary
#2E9A96 #9A2E68 #9A602E
monochromatic
#123C3A #206B68 #2E9A96 #3FC6C1 #6FD4D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#2E9A96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.18
#2E9A96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9A96
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9A96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9A96 | 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)
#919296
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818697
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9a96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 154, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.095 191.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b8b4',
500: '#2e9a96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9a96; $custom-light: #77b8b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9a96",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 154,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.778,
"s": 54,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.626,
"c": 0.09497,
"h": 191.4
},
"luminance": 0.25894
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9A96
secondary
#BB696C
accent
#4A50DD
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080