#2E9B97#2E9B97
#2E9B97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.096 H 191.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9B97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 155, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 54%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 70%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 0%, 2.6%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.28, -30.76, -6.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.28, 31.50, 192.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.89% -0.0937 -0.0189) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.89% 0.096 191.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4314, 26.2558, 33.3686) |
| Luminance | 0.2626 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.65
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.85
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.06
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.54
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.79
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9B97 #9B2E32
analogous
#2E9B61 #2E9B97 #2E699B
triadic
#2E9B97 #972E9B #9B972E
tetradic
#2E9B97 #612E9B #9B2E32 #699B2E
square
#2E9B97 #612E9B #9B2E32 #699B2E
split-complementary
#2E9B97 #9B2E69 #9B612E
monochromatic
#123D3B #206C69 #2E9B97 #40C6C1 #6FD4D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#2E9B97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#2E9B97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9B97
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9B97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9B97 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#929397
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828798
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9b97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 155, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.096 191.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b9b5',
500: '#2e9b97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9b97; $custom-light: #78b9b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9b97",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 155,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.798,
"s": 54.229,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6289,
"c": 0.09557,
"h": 191.4
},
"luminance": 0.26258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9B97
secondary
#BC696C
accent
#4A50DE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080