#2E9EA5#2E9EA5
#2E9EA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.097 H 201.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9EA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 158, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.1%, 4.2%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.66, -28.03, -12.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.66, 30.75, 204.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.16% -0.0905 -0.0351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.16% 0.097 201.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1421, 27.7488, 39.8845) |
| Luminance | 0.2775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.95
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.79
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.84
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.56
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9EA5 #A5352E
analogous
#2EA571 #2E9EA5 #2E63A5
triadic
#2E9EA5 #A52E9E #9EA52E
tetradic
#2E9EA5 #712EA5 #A5352E #63A52E
square
#2E9EA5 #712EA5 #A5352E #63A52E
split-complementary
#2E9EA5 #A52E63 #A5712E
monochromatic
#134245 #217075 #2E9EA5 #45C3CB #75D3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#2E9EA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.55
#2E9EA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9EA5
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9EA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9EA5 | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.55 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9297A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818AA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9ea5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 158, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.097 201.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bbbf',
500: '#2e9ea5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9ea5; $custom-light: #79bbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9ea5",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 158,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.529,
"s": 56.398,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64159,
"c": 0.09708,
"h": 201.2
},
"luminance": 0.27751
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9EA5
secondary
#C0736F
accent
#5148E0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181