#2E9E98#2E9E98
#2E9E98 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.098 H 189.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9E98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 158, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 3.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.25, -31.91, -5.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.25, 32.45, 190.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.69% -0.0964 -0.0165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.69% 0.098 189.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0184, 27.2993, 33.9666) |
| Luminance | 0.2730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.93
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.32
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.15
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.91
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.98
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9E98 #9E2E34
analogous
#2E9E60 #2E9E98 #2E6C9E
triadic
#2E9E98 #982E9E #9E982E
tetradic
#2E9E98 #602E9E #9E2E34 #6C9E2E
square
#2E9E98 #602E9E #9E2E34 #6C9E2E
split-complementary
#2E9E98 #9E2E6C #9E602E
monochromatic
#123F3D #206F6A #2E9E98 #41C8C1 #71D6D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#2E9E98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.46
#2E9E98 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9E98
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9E98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9E98 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.46 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959698
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858A99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9e98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 158, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.098 189.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bbb6',
500: '#2e9e98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9e98; $custom-light: #78bbb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9e98",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 158,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.786,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6369,
"c": 0.09777,
"h": 189.7
},
"luminance": 0.27302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9E98
secondary
#BD6B6F
accent
#4A52DE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180