#2E9EAE#2E9EAE
#2E9EAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.099 H 209.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9EAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 158, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.6%, 9.2%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.97, -25.23, -17.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.97, 30.57, 214.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.51% -0.0866 -0.0481) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.51% 0.099 209) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9902, 28.0881, 44.3515) |
| Luminance | 0.2809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.71
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.14
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.01
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.15
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.70
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9EAE #AE3E2E
analogous
#2EAE7E #2E9EAE #2E5EAE
triadic
#2E9EAE #AE2E9E #9EAE2E
tetradic
#2E9EAE #7E2EAE #AE3E2E #5EAE2E
square
#2E9EAE #7E2EAE #AE3E2E #5EAE2E
split-complementary
#2E9EAE #AE2E5E #AE7E2E
monochromatic
#14464D #21727E #2E9EAE #4ABFCF #7AD0DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#2E9EAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.62
#2E9EAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9EAE
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9EAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9EAE | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.62 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9098AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8BAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9eae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 158, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.099 209.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abbc6',
500: '#2e9eae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9eae; $custom-light: #7abbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9eae",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 158,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.5,
"s": 58.182,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64509,
"c": 0.09907,
"h": 209
},
"luminance": 0.28091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9EAE
secondary
#C47E74
accent
#5A46E1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182