#2E9C8B#2E9C8B
#2E9C8B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.100 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9C8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 156, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 10.9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.25, -34.64, -0.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.25, 34.64, 180.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.75% -0.1004 -0.0006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.75% 0.1 180.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6731, 26.2198, 28.5506) |
| Luminance | 0.2622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.02
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.72
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.04
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.33
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.34
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9C8B #9C2E3F
analogous
#2E9C54 #2E9C8B #2E769C
triadic
#2E9C8B #8B2E9C #9C8B2E
tetradic
#2E9C8B #542E9C #9C2E3F #769C2E
square
#2E9C8B #542E9C #9C2E3F #769C2E
split-complementary
#2E9C8B #9C2E76 #9C542E
monochromatic
#123D37 #206D61 #2E9C8B #40C7B2 #70D5C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#2E9C8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#2E9C8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9C8B
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9C8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9C8B | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 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)
#95938A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86878C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9c8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 156, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.100 180.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77baac',
500: '#2e9c8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9c8b; $custom-light: #77baac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9c8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 156,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.727,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62747,
"c": 0.10036,
"h": 180.3
},
"luminance": 0.26222
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9C8B
secondary
#BC6A76
accent
#4A61DE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F