#2E9B8A#2E9B8A
#2E9B8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.100 H 180.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 155, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 54%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 70%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 0%, 11%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.90, -34.45, 0.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.90, 34.45, 179.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.46% -0.0998 -0.0004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.46% 0.1 180.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4333, 25.8565, 28.1119) |
| Luminance | 0.2586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.01
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.47
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.01
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.12
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.34
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9B8A #9B2E3F
analogous
#2E9B54 #2E9B8A #2E769B
triadic
#2E9B8A #8A2E9B #9B8A2E
tetradic
#2E9B8A #542E9B #9B2E3F #769B2E
square
#2E9B8A #542E9B #9B2E3F #769B2E
split-complementary
#2E9B8A #9B2E76 #9B542E
monochromatic
#123D36 #206C60 #2E9B8A #40C6B1 #6FD4C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#2E9B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.17
#2E9B8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9B8A
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9B8A | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.17 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949289
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85868B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 155, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.100 180.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b9ac',
500: '#2e9b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9b8a; $custom-light: #77b9ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 155,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.642,
"s": 54.229,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62457,
"c": 0.09978,
"h": 180.2
},
"luminance": 0.25859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9B8A
secondary
#BC6976
accent
#4A61DE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F