#2E9A97#2E9A97
#2E9A97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.095 H 192.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9A97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 154, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 54%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 70%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 1.9%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.97, -30.28, -7.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.97, 31.13, 193.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.64% -0.0926 -0.0202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.64% 0.095 192.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2657, 25.9243, 33.3134) |
| Luminance | 0.2593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.85
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.22
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.21
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.53
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.53
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9A97 #9A2E31
analogous
#2E9A61 #2E9A97 #2E679A
triadic
#2E9A97 #972E9A #9A972E
tetradic
#2E9A97 #612E9A #9A2E31 #679A2E
square
#2E9A97 #612E9A #9A2E31 #679A2E
split-complementary
#2E9A97 #9A2E67 #9A612E
monochromatic
#123C3B #206B69 #2E9A97 #3FC6C2 #6FD4D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#2E9A97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.19
#2E9A97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9A97
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9A97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9A97 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.19 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#909297
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808698
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9a97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 154, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.095 192.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b8b5',
500: '#2e9a97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9a97; $custom-light: #77b8b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9a97",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 154,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.333,
"s": 54,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62635,
"c": 0.09481,
"h": 192.3
},
"luminance": 0.25926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9A97
secondary
#BB696B
accent
#4A4FDD
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080