#2E9CAB#2E9CAB
#2E9CAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.098 H 208.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9CAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 156, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 8.8%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.25, -25.16, -16.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.25, 30.18, 213.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.89% -0.0859 -0.0464) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.89% 0.098 208.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3627, 27.2956, 42.7156) |
| Luminance | 0.2730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.99
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.35
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.53
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.72
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.03
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9CAB #AB3D2E
analogous
#2EAB7C #2E9CAB #2E5DAB
triadic
#2E9CAB #AB2E9C #9CAB2E
tetradic
#2E9CAB #7C2EAB #AB3D2E #5DAB2E
square
#2E9CAB #7C2EAB #AB3D2E #5DAB2E
split-complementary
#2E9CAB #AB2E5D #AB7C2E
monochromatic
#14444B #21707B #2E9CAB #48BECE #79CFDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#2E9CAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.46
#2E9CAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9CAB
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9CAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9CAB | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.46 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E96AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D89AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9cab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 156, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.098 208.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ab9c4',
500: '#2e9cab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9cab; $custom-light: #7ab9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9cab",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 156,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.2,
"s": 57.604,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63892,
"c": 0.09759,
"h": 208.4
},
"luminance": 0.27298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9CAB
secondary
#C37C72
accent
#5947E1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081