#2E9F99#2E9F99
#2E9F99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.098 H 189.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9F99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 159, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 3.8%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.59, -32.09, -5.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.59, 32.64, 190.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.98% -0.0969 -0.0167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.98% 0.098 189.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2720, 27.6748, 34.4569) |
| Luminance | 0.2768 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.20
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.45
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.39
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.67
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.16
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9F99 #9F2E34
analogous
#2E9F60 #2E9F99 #2E6D9F
triadic
#2E9F99 #992E9F #9F992E
tetradic
#2E9F99 #602E9F #9F2E34 #6D9F2E
square
#2E9F99 #602E9F #9F2E34 #6D9F2E
split-complementary
#2E9F99 #9F2E6D #9F602E
monochromatic
#13403E #20706B #2E9F99 #42C8C1 #71D6D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#2E9F99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.54
#2E9F99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9F99
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9F99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9F99 | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.54 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969799
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858A9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9f99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 159, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.098 189.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bcb7',
500: '#2e9f99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9f99; $custom-light: #78bcb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9f99",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 159,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.814,
"s": 55.122,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63979,
"c": 0.09836,
"h": 189.8
},
"luminance": 0.27677
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9F99
secondary
#BE6B70
accent
#4951DE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180