#2E9CA3#2E9CA3
#2E9CA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.096 H 201.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9CA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 156, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 4.3%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.97, -27.65, -12.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.97, 30.36, 204.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.58% -0.0893 -0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.58% 0.096 201.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6231, 26.9998, 38.8205) |
| Luminance | 0.2700 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.01
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.65
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.03
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.36
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.56
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9CA3 #A3352E
analogous
#2EA36F #2E9CA3 #2E61A3
triadic
#2E9CA3 #A32E9C #9CA32E
tetradic
#2E9CA3 #6F2EA3 #A3352E #61A32E
square
#2E9CA3 #6F2EA3 #A3352E #61A32E
split-complementary
#2E9CA3 #A32E61 #A36F2E
monochromatic
#134144 #216E73 #2E9CA3 #44C2CA #74D2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#2E9CA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#2E9CA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9CA3
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9CA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9CA3 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9095A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F89A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9ca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 156, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.096 201.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b9be',
500: '#2e9ca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9ca3; $custom-light: #79b9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9ca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 156,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.59,
"s": 55.981,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63581,
"c": 0.09588,
"h": 201.3
},
"luminance": 0.27002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9CA3
secondary
#BF726D
accent
#5249DF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081