#2E9F8F#2E9F8F
#2E9F8F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.102 H 181.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9F8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 159, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 10.1%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.30, -34.92, -0.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.30, 34.93, 181.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.65% -0.1016 -0.0025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.65% 0.102 181.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4804, 27.3581, 30.2880) |
| Luminance | 0.2736 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.13
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.96
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.43
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.25
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.50
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9F8F #9F2E3E
analogous
#2E9F56 #2E9F8F #2E779F
triadic
#2E9F8F #8F2E9F #9F8F2E
tetradic
#2E9F8F #562E9F #9F2E3E #779F2E
square
#2E9F8F #562E9F #9F2E3E #779F2E
split-complementary
#2E9F8F #9F2E77 #9F562E
monochromatic
#13403A #207064 #2E9F8F #42C8B5 #71D6C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#2E9F8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#2E9F8F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9F8F
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9F8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9F8F | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 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)
#98968E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888A90
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9f8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 159, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.102 181.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bcaf',
500: '#2e9f8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9f8f; $custom-light: #78bcaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9f8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 159,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.504,
"s": 55.122,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63647,
"c": 0.10164,
"h": 181.4
},
"luminance": 0.2736
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9F8F
secondary
#BE6B77
accent
#495EDE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F