#2E9E9B#2E9E9B
#2E9E9B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.097 H 192.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9E9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 158, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 1.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.34, -31.03, -7.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.34, 31.92, 193.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.79% -0.095 -0.0208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.79% 0.097 192.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2673, 27.3989, 35.2771) |
| Luminance | 0.2740 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.44
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.41
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.96
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.19
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9E9B #9E2E31
analogous
#2E9E63 #2E9E9B #2E699E
triadic
#2E9E9B #9B2E9E #9E9B2E
tetradic
#2E9E9B #632E9E #9E2E31 #699E2E
square
#2E9E9B #632E9E #9E2E31 #699E2E
split-complementary
#2E9E9B #9E2E69 #9E632E
monochromatic
#123F3E #206F6D #2E9E9B #41C8C4 #71D6D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#2E9E9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.48
#2E9E9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9E9B
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9E9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9E9B | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.48 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94969B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848A9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9e9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 158, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.097 192.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bbb8',
500: '#2e9e9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9e9b; $custom-light: #78bbb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9e9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 158,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.393,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63794,
"c": 0.09723,
"h": 192.4
},
"luminance": 0.27401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9E9B
secondary
#BD6B6D
accent
#4A4EDE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180