#2E9C8A#2E9C8A
#2E9C8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.101 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 156, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 11.5%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.22, -34.91, 0.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.22, 34.92, 179.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.72% -0.1008 0.0008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.72% 0.101 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6004, 26.1907, 28.1676) |
| Luminance | 0.2619 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.30
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.85
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.38
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.33
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.38
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9C8A #9C2E40
analogous
#2E9C53 #2E9C8A #2E779C
triadic
#2E9C8A #8A2E9C #9C8A2E
tetradic
#2E9C8A #532E9C #9C2E40 #779C2E
square
#2E9C8A #532E9C #9C2E40 #779C2E
split-complementary
#2E9C8A #9C2E77 #9C532E
monochromatic
#123D36 #206D60 #2E9C8A #40C7B1 #70D5C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#2E9C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#2E9C8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9C8A
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9C8A | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959389
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86878B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 156, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.101 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77baac',
500: '#2e9c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9c8a; $custom-light: #77baac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 156,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.182,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62715,
"c": 0.10084,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.26193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9C8A
secondary
#BC6A77
accent
#4A62DE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F