#2E9AA5#2E9AA5
#2E9AA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.095 H 205.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9AA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 154, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.1%, 6.7%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.42, -26.03, -14.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.42, 29.81, 209.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.16% -0.0864 -0.0403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.16% 0.095 205) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4709, 26.4064, 39.6608) |
| Luminance | 0.2641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.45
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.15
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.27
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.50
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.66
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9AA5 #A5392E
analogous
#2EA575 #2E9AA5 #2E5FA5
triadic
#2E9AA5 #A52E9A #9AA52E
tetradic
#2E9AA5 #752EA5 #A5392E #5FA52E
square
#2E9AA5 #752EA5 #A5392E #5FA52E
split-complementary
#2E9AA5 #A52E5F #A5752E
monochromatic
#134145 #216D75 #2E9AA5 #45BFCB #75CFD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#2E9AA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#2E9AA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9AA5
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9AA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9AA5 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D94A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C87A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9aa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 154, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.095 205.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b8bf',
500: '#2e9aa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9aa5; $custom-light: #79b8bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9aa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 154,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.546,
"s": 56.398,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63156,
"c": 0.09535,
"h": 205
},
"luminance": 0.26409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9AA5
secondary
#C0766F
accent
#5648E0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081