#2E9CAC#2E9CAC
#2E9CAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.098 H 209.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9CAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 156, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.3%, 9.3%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.28, -24.84, -17.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.28, 30.21, 214.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.93% -0.0854 -0.0478) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.93% 0.098 209.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4584, 27.3339, 43.2195) |
| Luminance | 0.2734 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.20
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.33
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.41
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.09
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.31
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9CAC #AC3E2E
analogous
#2EAC7D #2E9CAC #2E5DAC
triadic
#2E9CAC #AC2E9C #9CAC2E
tetradic
#2E9CAC #7D2EAC #AC3E2E #5DAC2E
square
#2E9CAC #7D2EAC #AC3E2E #5DAC2E
split-complementary
#2E9CAC #AC2E5D #AC7D2E
monochromatic
#14444B #21707C #2E9CAC #49BDCE #79CFDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#2E9CAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#2E9CAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9CAC
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9CAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9CAC | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E96AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C89AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9cac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 156, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.098 209.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ab9c4',
500: '#2e9cac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9cac; $custom-light: #7ab9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9cac",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 156,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.619,
"s": 57.798,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63932,
"c": 0.09792,
"h": 209.2
},
"luminance": 0.27336
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9CAC
secondary
#C37D72
accent
#5A47E1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081