#2E9AA6#2E9AA6
#2E9AA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.096 H 205.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9AA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 154, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 7.2%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.46, -25.72, -15.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.46, 29.79, 210.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.2% -0.086 -0.0418) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.096 205.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5622, 26.4429, 40.1420) |
| Luminance | 0.2645 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.59
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.16
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.46
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.54
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.78
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9AA6 #A63A2E
analogous
#2EA676 #2E9AA6 #2E5EA6
triadic
#2E9AA6 #A62E9A #9AA62E
tetradic
#2E9AA6 #762EA6 #A63A2E #5EA62E
square
#2E9AA6 #762EA6 #A63A2E #5EA62E
split-complementary
#2E9AA6 #A62E5E #A6762E
monochromatic
#134146 #216E76 #2E9AA6 #46BECC #76CFD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#2E9AA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#2E9AA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9AA6
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9AA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9AA6 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D94A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C87A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9aa6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 154, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.096 205.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b8c0',
500: '#2e9aa6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9aa6; $custom-light: #79b8c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9aa6",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 154,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186,
"s": 56.604,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63195,
"c": 0.09558,
"h": 205.9
},
"luminance": 0.26445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9AA6
secondary
#C1776F
accent
#5748E0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081