#2E9FA0#2E9FA0
#2E9FA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.097 H 195.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9FA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 159, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 71%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.2%, 0.6%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.81, -30.03, -9.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.81, 31.53, 197.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.23% -0.0937 -0.0267) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.23% 0.097 195.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8671, 27.9128, 37.5915) |
| Luminance | 0.2792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.79
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.28
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.02
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.55
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.11
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9FA0 #A02F2E
analogous
#2EA068 #2E9FA0 #2E66A0
triadic
#2E9FA0 #A02E9F #9FA02E
tetradic
#2E9FA0 #682EA0 #A02F2E #66A02E
square
#2E9FA0 #682EA0 #A02F2E #66A02E
split-complementary
#2E9FA0 #A02E66 #A0682E
monochromatic
#134141 #207070 #2E9FA0 #42C8C9 #72D6D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#2E9FA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.58
#2E9FA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9FA0
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9FA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9FA0 | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.58 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9497A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838BA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9fa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 159, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.097 195.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bcbc',
500: '#2e9fa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9fa0; $custom-light: #79bcbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9fa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 159,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.526,
"s": 55.34,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64226,
"c": 0.09747,
"h": 195.9
},
"luminance": 0.27915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9FA0
secondary
#BE6D6C
accent
#4A49DF
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181