#2E9B99#2E9B99
#2E9B99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.095 H 193.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9B99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 155, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 54%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 70%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 0%, 1.3%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.34, -30.17, -7.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.34, 31.17, 194.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.96% -0.0928 -0.0218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.96% 0.095 193.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5952, 26.3213, 34.2313) |
| Luminance | 0.2632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.25
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.63
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.71
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.88
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9B99 #9B2E30
analogous
#2E9B63 #2E9B99 #2E679B
triadic
#2E9B99 #992E9B #9B992E
tetradic
#2E9B99 #632E9B #9B2E30 #679B2E
square
#2E9B99 #632E9B #9B2E30 #679B2E
split-complementary
#2E9B99 #9B2E67 #9B632E
monochromatic
#123D3C #206C6A #2E9B99 #40C6C4 #6FD4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#2E9B99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#2E9B99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9B99
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9B99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9B99 | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#919399
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81879A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9b99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 155, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.095 193.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b9b7',
500: '#2e9b99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9b99; $custom-light: #78b9b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9b99",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 155,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.899,
"s": 54.229,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62961,
"c": 0.09529,
"h": 193.2
},
"luminance": 0.26323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9B99
secondary
#BC696B
accent
#4A4DDE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080