#2E9A98#2E9A98
#2E9A98 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.095 H 193.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9A98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 154, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 54%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 70%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 1.3%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.00, -29.98, -7.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.00, 30.97, 194.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.67% -0.0922 -0.0216) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.67% 0.095 193.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3472, 25.9569, 33.7429) |
| Luminance | 0.2596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.18
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.62
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.53
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.55
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.62
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9A98 #9A2E30
analogous
#2E9A62 #2E9A98 #2E669A
triadic
#2E9A98 #982E9A #9A982E
tetradic
#2E9A98 #622E9A #9A2E30 #669A2E
square
#2E9A98 #622E9A #9A2E30 #669A2E
split-complementary
#2E9A98 #9A2E66 #9A622E
monochromatic
#123C3B #206B69 #2E9A98 #3FC6C3 #6FD4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#2E9A98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.19
#2E9A98 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9A98
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9A98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9A98 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.19 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 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)
#909298
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808699
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9a98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 154, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.095 193.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b8b6',
500: '#2e9a98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9a98; $custom-light: #78b8b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9a98",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 154,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.889,
"s": 54,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62671,
"c": 0.09468,
"h": 193.2
},
"luminance": 0.25959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9A98
secondary
#BB696A
accent
#4A4DDD
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080