#2E9FA4#2E9FA4
#2E9FA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.098 H 199.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9FA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 159, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 3%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.94, -28.83, -11.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.94, 31.10, 202.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.37% -0.092 -0.0324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.37% 0.098 199.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2227, 28.0551, 39.4641) |
| Luminance | 0.2806 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.96
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.16
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.09
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.51
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9FA4 #A4332E
analogous
#2EA46E #2E9FA4 #2E64A4
triadic
#2E9FA4 #A42E9F #9FA42E
tetradic
#2E9FA4 #6E2EA4 #A4332E #64A42E
square
#2E9FA4 #6E2EA4 #A4332E #64A42E
split-complementary
#2E9FA4 #A42E64 #A46E2E
monochromatic
#134244 #217174 #2E9FA4 #45C5CB #74D4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#2E9FA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.61
#2E9FA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9FA4
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9FA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9FA4 | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.61 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9398A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828BA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9fa4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 159, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.098 199.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bcbf',
500: '#2e9fa4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9fa4; $custom-light: #79bcbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9fa4",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 159,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.542,
"s": 56.19,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64373,
"c": 0.09751,
"h": 199.4
},
"luminance": 0.28057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9FA4
secondary
#C0716E
accent
#4F48DF
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181