#2E9E8E#2E9E8E
#2E9E8E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.101 H 181.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9E8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 158, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 10.1%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.96, -34.74, -0.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.96, 34.74, 181.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.36% -0.101 -0.0023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.36% 0.101 181.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2337, 26.9854, 29.8337) |
| Luminance | 0.2699 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.97
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.85
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.16
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.25
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.44
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9E8E #9E2E3E
analogous
#2E9E56 #2E9E8E #2E769E
triadic
#2E9E8E #8E2E9E #9E8E2E
tetradic
#2E9E8E #562E9E #9E2E3E #769E2E
square
#2E9E8E #562E9E #9E2E3E #769E2E
split-complementary
#2E9E8E #9E2E76 #9E562E
monochromatic
#123F39 #206F63 #2E9E8E #41C8B5 #71D6C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#2E9E8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#2E9E8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9E8E
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9E8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9E8E | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97958D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87898F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A199
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9e8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 158, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.101 181.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bbaf',
500: '#2e9e8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9e8e; $custom-light: #77bbaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9e8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 158,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.429,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63358,
"c": 0.10107,
"h": 181.3
},
"luminance": 0.26988
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9E8E
secondary
#BD6B76
accent
#4A5FDE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F