#2E9B8B#2E9B8B
#2E9B8B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.099 H 181.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9B8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 155, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 54%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 70%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 0%, 10.3%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.93, -34.18, -0.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.93, 34.18, 180.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.49% -0.0993 -0.0018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.49% 0.099 181.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5060, 25.8856, 28.4949) |
| Luminance | 0.2589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.75
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.36
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.67
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.01
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.37
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9B8B #9B2E3E
analogous
#2E9B55 #2E9B8B #2E759B
triadic
#2E9B8B #8B2E9B #9B8B2E
tetradic
#2E9B8B #552E9B #9B2E3E #759B2E
square
#2E9B8B #552E9B #9B2E3E #759B2E
split-complementary
#2E9B8B #9B2E75 #9B552E
monochromatic
#123D36 #206C61 #2E9B8B #40C6B3 #6FD4C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#2E9B8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.18
#2E9B8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9B8B
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9B8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9B8B | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94928A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85868C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9b8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 155, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.099 181.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b9ac',
500: '#2e9b8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9b8b; $custom-light: #77b9ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9b8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 155,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.193,
"s": 54.229,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62489,
"c": 0.09932,
"h": 181.1
},
"luminance": 0.25888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9B8B
secondary
#BC6975
accent
#4A60DE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F