#2E9C8C#2E9C8C
#2E9C8C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.100 H 181.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9C8C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 156, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 10.3%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.27, -34.36, -0.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.27, 34.37, 180.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.78% -0.0999 -0.002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.78% 0.1 181.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7465, 26.2492, 28.9372) |
| Luminance | 0.2625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.77
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.62
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.71
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.23
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.31
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9C8C #9C2E3E
analogous
#2E9C55 #2E9C8C #2E759C
triadic
#2E9C8C #8C2E9C #9C8C2E
tetradic
#2E9C8C #552E9C #9C2E3E #759C2E
square
#2E9C8C #552E9C #9C2E3E #759C2E
split-complementary
#2E9C8C #9C2E75 #9C552E
monochromatic
#123D37 #206D62 #2E9C8C #40C7B3 #70D5C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#2E9C8C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#2E9C8C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9C8C
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9C8C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9C8C | 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)
#95938B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85878D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9c8c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 156, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.100 181.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77baad',
500: '#2e9c8c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9c8c; $custom-light: #77baad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9c8c",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 156,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.273,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62779,
"c": 0.0999,
"h": 181.1
},
"luminance": 0.26251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9C8C
secondary
#BC6A76
accent
#4A5FDE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F