#2E9EAD#2E9EAD
#2E9EAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.099 H 208.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9EAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 158, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.93, -25.54, -16.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.93, 30.55, 213.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.47% -0.087 -0.0466) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.47% 0.099 208.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8931, 28.0492, 43.8400) |
| Luminance | 0.2805 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.74
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.93
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.12
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.78
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.42
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9EAD #AD3D2E
analogous
#2EAD7D #2E9EAD #2E5EAD
triadic
#2E9EAD #AD2E9E #9EAD2E
tetradic
#2E9EAD #7D2EAD #AD3D2E #5EAD2E
square
#2E9EAD #7D2EAD #AD3D2E #5EAD2E
split-complementary
#2E9EAD #AD2E5E #AD7D2E
monochromatic
#14464C #21727D #2E9EAD #49BFCF #7AD0DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#2E9EAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.61
#2E9EAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9EAD
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9EAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9EAD | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.61 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9098AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8BAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9ead; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 158, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.099 208.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abbc5',
500: '#2e9ead',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9ead; $custom-light: #7abbc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9ead",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 158,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.087,
"s": 57.991,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64469,
"c": 0.09875,
"h": 208.2
},
"luminance": 0.28052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9EAD
secondary
#C47D73
accent
#5947E1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181