#2E9EA9#2E9EA9
#2E9EA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.098 H 204.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9EA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 158, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.8%, 6.5%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.80, -26.79, -14.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.80, 30.57, 208.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.31% -0.0888 -0.0409) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.31% 0.098 204.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5119, 27.8967, 41.8320) |
| Luminance | 0.2790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.26
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.10
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.29
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.40
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.75
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9EA9 #A9392E
analogous
#2EA977 #2E9EA9 #2E61A9
triadic
#2E9EA9 #A92E9E #9EA92E
tetradic
#2E9EA9 #772EA9 #A9392E #61A92E
square
#2E9EA9 #772EA9 #A9392E #61A92E
split-complementary
#2E9EA9 #A92E61 #A9772E
monochromatic
#144449 #217179 #2E9EA9 #47C1CD #77D1DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#2E9EA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.58
#2E9EA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9EA9
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9EA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9EA9 | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.58 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9197AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8BA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9ea9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 158, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.098 204.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abbc2',
500: '#2e9ea9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9ea9; $custom-light: #7abbc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9ea9",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 158,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.366,
"s": 57.209,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64312,
"c": 0.09772,
"h": 204.7
},
"luminance": 0.27899
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9EA9
secondary
#C27871
accent
#5547E0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181