#2E9E9A#2E9E9A
#2E9E9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.097 H 191.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9E9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 158, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 2.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.31, -31.32, -6.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.31, 32.08, 192.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.76% -0.0954 -0.0194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.76% 0.097 191.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1836, 27.3654, 34.8366) |
| Luminance | 0.2737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.22
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.04
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.09
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.17
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9E9A #9E2E32
analogous
#2E9E62 #2E9E9A #2E6A9E
triadic
#2E9E9A #9A2E9E #9E9A2E
tetradic
#2E9E9A #622E9E #9E2E32 #6A9E2E
square
#2E9E9A #622E9E #9E2E32 #6A9E2E
split-complementary
#2E9E9A #9E2E6A #9E622E
monochromatic
#123F3E #206F6C #2E9E9A #41C8C3 #71D6D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#2E9E9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#2E9E9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9E9A
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9E9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9E9A | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94969A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848A9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9e9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 158, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.097 191.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bbb7',
500: '#2e9e9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9e9a; $custom-light: #78bbb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9e9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 158,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.857,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63759,
"c": 0.09739,
"h": 191.5
},
"luminance": 0.27368
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9E9A
secondary
#BD6B6E
accent
#4A4FDE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180