#2E9E97#2E9E97
#2E9E97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.098 H 188.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9E97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 158, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 4.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.22, -32.20, -5.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.22, 32.64, 189.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.65% -0.0968 -0.0151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.65% 0.098 188.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9369, 27.2667, 33.5371) |
| Luminance | 0.2727 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.90
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.98
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.92
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.79
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.96
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9E97 #9E2E35
analogous
#2E9E5F #2E9E97 #2E6D9E
triadic
#2E9E97 #972E9E #9E972E
tetradic
#2E9E97 #5F2E9E #9E2E35 #6D9E2E
square
#2E9E97 #5F2E9E #9E2E35 #6D9E2E
split-complementary
#2E9E97 #9E2E6D #9E5F2E
monochromatic
#123F3C #206F6A #2E9E97 #41C8BF #71D6CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#2E9E97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#2E9E97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9E97
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9E97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9E97 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959597
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858A98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9e97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 158, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.098 188.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bbb5',
500: '#2e9e97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9e97; $custom-light: #78bbb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9e97",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 158,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.25,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63655,
"c": 0.09799,
"h": 188.9
},
"luminance": 0.27269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9E97
secondary
#BD6B70
accent
#4A53DE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180