#2E9C8D#2E9C8D
#2E9C8D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.099 H 182.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 156, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 9.6%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.30, -34.09, -1.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.30, 34.10, 181.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.81% -0.0994 -0.0034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.81% 0.099 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8206, 26.2788, 29.3273) |
| Luminance | 0.2628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.57
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.37
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.55
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.14
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.31
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9C8D #9C2E3D
analogous
#2E9C56 #2E9C8D #2E749C
triadic
#2E9C8D #8D2E9C #9C8D2E
tetradic
#2E9C8D #562E9C #9C2E3D #749C2E
square
#2E9C8D #562E9C #9C2E3D #749C2E
split-complementary
#2E9C8D #9C2E74 #9C562E
monochromatic
#123D38 #206D62 #2E9C8D #40C7B4 #70D5C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#2E9C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#2E9C8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9C8D
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9C8D | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 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)
#95938C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85878E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 156, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.099 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77baae',
500: '#2e9c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9c8d; $custom-light: #77baae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 156,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.818,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62811,
"c": 0.09947,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.26281
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9C8D
secondary
#BC6A75
accent
#4A5EDE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F