#2E9EA4#2E9EA4
#2E9EA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.097 H 200.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9EA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 158, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 3.7%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.63, -28.33, -12.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.63, 30.82, 203.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.12% -0.0909 -0.0337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.12% 0.097 200.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0514, 27.7125, 39.4070) |
| Luminance | 0.2772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.94
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.42
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.07
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.39
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.94
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9EA4 #A4342E
analogous
#2EA46F #2E9EA4 #2E63A4
triadic
#2E9EA4 #A42E9E #9EA42E
tetradic
#2E9EA4 #6F2EA4 #A4342E #63A42E
square
#2E9EA4 #6F2EA4 #A4342E #63A42E
split-complementary
#2E9EA4 #A42E63 #A46F2E
monochromatic
#134244 #217074 #2E9EA4 #45C4CB #74D3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#2E9EA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.54
#2E9EA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9EA4
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9EA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9EA4 | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.54 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9297A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818AA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9ea4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 158, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.097 200.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bbbf',
500: '#2e9ea4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9ea4; $custom-light: #79bbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9ea4",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 158,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.051,
"s": 56.19,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64121,
"c": 0.09698,
"h": 200.3
},
"luminance": 0.27715
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9EA4
secondary
#C0726E
accent
#5048DF
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181