#2E9DAD#2E9DAD
#2E9DAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.098 H 209.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9DAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 157, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 9.2%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.63, -25.03, -17.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.63, 30.39, 214.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.22% -0.086 -0.0479) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.22% 0.098 209.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7232, 27.7095, 43.7833) |
| Luminance | 0.2771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.02
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.16
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.12
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.50
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9DAD #AD3E2E
analogous
#2EAD7D #2E9DAD #2E5DAD
triadic
#2E9DAD #AD2E9D #9DAD2E
tetradic
#2E9DAD #7D2EAD #AD3E2E #5DAD2E
square
#2E9DAD #7D2EAD #AD3E2E #5DAD2E
split-complementary
#2E9DAD #AD2E5D #AD7D2E
monochromatic
#14454C #21717D #2E9DAD #49BECF #7ACFDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#2E9DAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.54
#2E9DAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9DAD
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9DAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9DAD | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.54 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F97AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8AAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9dad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 157, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.098 209.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abac5',
500: '#2e9dad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9dad; $custom-light: #7abac5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9dad",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 157,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.559,
"s": 57.991,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64221,
"c": 0.09849,
"h": 209.1
},
"luminance": 0.27712
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9DAD
secondary
#C47D73
accent
#5A47E1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081