#2E9CA5#2E9CA5
#2E9CA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.096 H 203.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9CA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 156, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.1%, 5.5%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.04, -27.03, -13.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.04, 30.26, 206.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.66% -0.0884 -0.0377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.66% 0.096 203.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8037, 27.0721, 39.7717) |
| Luminance | 0.2707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.11
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.42
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.98
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.46
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.87
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9CA5 #A5372E
analogous
#2EA573 #2E9CA5 #2E61A5
triadic
#2E9CA5 #A52E9C #9CA52E
tetradic
#2E9CA5 #732EA5 #A5372E #61A52E
square
#2E9CA5 #732EA5 #A5372E #61A52E
split-complementary
#2E9CA5 #A52E61 #A5732E
monochromatic
#134245 #216F75 #2E9CA5 #45C1CB #75D1D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#2E9CA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#2E9CA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9CA5
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9CA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9CA5 | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9095A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E89A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9ca5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 156, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.096 203.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b9bf',
500: '#2e9ca5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9ca5; $custom-light: #79b9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9ca5",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 156,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.538,
"s": 56.398,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63657,
"c": 0.09616,
"h": 203.1
},
"luminance": 0.27074
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9CA5
secondary
#C0756F
accent
#5448E0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081