#2E9F8E#2E9F8E
#2E9F8E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.102 H 180.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9F8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 159, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 10.7%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.28, -35.20, -0.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.28, 35.20, 180.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.62% -0.1021 -0.0011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.62% 0.102 180.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4050, 27.3280, 29.8908) |
| Luminance | 0.2733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.33
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.27
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.50
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.27
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.46
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9F8E #9F2E3F
analogous
#2E9F55 #2E9F8E #2E789F
triadic
#2E9F8E #8E2E9F #9F8E2E
tetradic
#2E9F8E #552E9F #9F2E3F #789F2E
square
#2E9F8E #552E9F #9F2E3F #789F2E
split-complementary
#2E9F8E #9F2E78 #9F552E
monochromatic
#134039 #207064 #2E9F8E #42C8B4 #71D6C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#2E9F8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#2E9F8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9F8E
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9F8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9F8E | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98958D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888A8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9f8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 159, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.102 180.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bcaf',
500: '#2e9f8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9f8e; $custom-light: #77bcaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9f8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 159,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.973,
"s": 55.122,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63615,
"c": 0.1021,
"h": 180.6
},
"luminance": 0.2733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9F8E
secondary
#BE6B78
accent
#4960DE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F