#2E9D8F#2E9D8F
#2E9D8F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.100 H 182.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9D8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 157, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 0%, 8.9%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.67, -34.00, -1.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.67, 34.04, 182.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.13% -0.0995 -0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.13% 0.1 182.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1392, 26.6759, 30.1742) |
| Luminance | 0.2668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.55
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.13
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.81
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.29
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.32
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9D8F #9D2E3C
analogous
#2E9D57 #2E9D8F #2E749D
triadic
#2E9D8F #8F2E9D #9D8F2E
tetradic
#2E9D8F #572E9D #9D2E3C #749D2E
square
#2E9D8F #572E9D #9D2E3C #749D2E
split-complementary
#2E9D8F #9D2E74 #9D572E
monochromatic
#123E39 #206E64 #2E9D8F #41C7B6 #70D5C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#2E9D8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.34
#2E9D8F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9D8F
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9D8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9D8F | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.34 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96948F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868890
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9d8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 157, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.100 182.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77baaf',
500: '#2e9d8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9d8f; $custom-light: #77baaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9d8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 157,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.432,
"s": 54.68,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63133,
"c": 0.09964,
"h": 182.9
},
"luminance": 0.26678
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9D8F
secondary
#BD6A75
accent
#4A5CDE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F