#2E9EA8#2E9EA8
#2E9EA8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.098 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9EA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 158, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 6%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.76, -27.10, -14.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.76, 30.60, 207.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.27% -0.0892 -0.0394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.27% 0.098 203.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4183, 27.8593, 41.3395) |
| Luminance | 0.2786 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.15
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.25
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.91
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.17
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.59
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9EA8 #A8382E
analogous
#2EA875 #2E9EA8 #2E61A8
triadic
#2E9EA8 #A82E9E #9EA82E
tetradic
#2E9EA8 #752EA8 #A8382E #61A82E
square
#2E9EA8 #752EA8 #A8382E #61A82E
split-complementary
#2E9EA8 #A82E61 #A8752E
monochromatic
#144448 #217178 #2E9EA8 #47C2CD #77D2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#2E9EA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.57
#2E9EA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9EA8
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9EA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9EA8 | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.57 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9197A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808AA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9ea8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 158, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.098 203.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abbc1',
500: '#2e9ea8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9ea8; $custom-light: #7abbc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9ea8",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 158,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.918,
"s": 57.009,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64273,
"c": 0.09752,
"h": 203.8
},
"luminance": 0.27862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9EA8
secondary
#C27770
accent
#5448E0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181