#2E9BAD#2E9BAD
#2E9BAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.098 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9BAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 155, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 10.4%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.01, -24.01, -18.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.01, 30.11, 217.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.72% -0.084 -0.0506) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.72% 0.098 211) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3876, 27.0382, 43.6715) |
| Luminance | 0.2704 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.67
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.72
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.91
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.70
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.74
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9BAD #AD402E
analogous
#2EAD7F #2E9BAD #2E5BAD
triadic
#2E9BAD #AD2E9B #9BAD2E
tetradic
#2E9BAD #7F2EAD #AD402E #5BAD2E
square
#2E9BAD #7F2EAD #AD402E #5BAD2E
split-complementary
#2E9BAD #AD2E5B #AD7F2E
monochromatic
#14444C #21707D #2E9BAD #49BCCF #7ACEDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#2E9BAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#2E9BAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9BAD
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9BAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9BAD | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C95AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B88AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9bad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 155, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.098 211.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ab8c5',
500: '#2e9bad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9bad; $custom-light: #7ab8c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9bad",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 155,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.504,
"s": 57.991,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63724,
"c": 0.09806,
"h": 211
},
"luminance": 0.27041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9BAD
secondary
#C47E73
accent
#5C47E1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081