#2E9D97#2E9D97
#2E9D97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.097 H 189.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9D97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 157, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 0%, 3.8%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.91, -31.72, -5.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.91, 32.25, 190.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.4% -0.0958 -0.0164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.097 189.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7670, 26.9270, 33.4805) |
| Luminance | 0.2693 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.69
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.22
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.91
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.67
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9D97 #9D2E34
analogous
#2E9D60 #2E9D97 #2E6B9D
triadic
#2E9D97 #972E9D #9D972E
tetradic
#2E9D97 #602E9D #9D2E34 #6B9D2E
square
#2E9D97 #602E9D #9D2E34 #6B9D2E
split-complementary
#2E9D97 #9D2E6B #9D602E
monochromatic
#123E3C #206E69 #2E9D97 #41C7C0 #70D5D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#2E9D97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.39
#2E9D97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9D97
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9D97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9D97 | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.39 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949597
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848998
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9d97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 157, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.097 189.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bab5',
500: '#2e9d97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9d97; $custom-light: #78bab5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9d97",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 157,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.757,
"s": 54.68,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.634,
"c": 0.09716,
"h": 189.7
},
"luminance": 0.26929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9D97
secondary
#BD6A6F
accent
#4A52DE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180