#2E9CAF#2E9CAF
#2E9CAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.099 H 211.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9CAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 156, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 74%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.7%, 10.9%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.39, -23.89, -18.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.39, 30.35, 218.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.05% -0.0842 -0.0521) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.05% 0.099 211.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7497, 27.4505, 44.7540) |
| Luminance | 0.2745 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.41
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.91
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.15
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.83
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 10.17
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9CAF #AF412E
analogous
#2EAF81 #2E9CAF #2E5BAF
triadic
#2E9CAF #AF2E9C #9CAF2E
tetradic
#2E9CAF #812EAF #AF412E #5BAF2E
square
#2E9CAF #812EAF #AF412E #5BAF2E
split-complementary
#2E9CAF #AF2E5B #AF812E
monochromatic
#15464E #21717F #2E9CAF #4BBCD0 #7BCEDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#2E9CAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#2E9CAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9CAF
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9CAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9CAF | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.49 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D96B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B89AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9caf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 156, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.099 211.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ab9c6',
500: '#2e9caf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9caf; $custom-light: #7ab9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9caf",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 156,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.837,
"s": 58.371,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64054,
"c": 0.09902,
"h": 211.8
},
"luminance": 0.27453
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9CAF
secondary
#C58074
accent
#5D46E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082