#2E9FA6#2E9FA6
#2E9FA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.098 H 201.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E9FA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 159, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 4.2%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.00, -28.22, -12.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.00, 30.94, 204.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.45% -0.0911 -0.0353) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.45% 0.098 201.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4047, 28.1279, 40.4228) |
| Luminance | 0.2813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.96
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.88
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.59
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.83
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.08
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E9FA6 #A6352E
analogous
#2EA671 #2E9FA6 #2E63A6
triadic
#2E9FA6 #A62E9F #9FA62E
tetradic
#2E9FA6 #712EA6 #A6352E #63A62E
square
#2E9FA6 #712EA6 #A6352E #63A62E
split-complementary
#2E9FA6 #A62E63 #A6712E
monochromatic
#134346 #217176 #2E9FA6 #46C4CC #76D3D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#2E9FA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.63
#2E9FA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E9FA6
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E9FA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E9FA6 | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.63 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9398A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828BA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e9fa6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 159, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.098 201.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abcc0',
500: '#2e9fa6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e9fa6; $custom-light: #7abcc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e9fa6",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 159,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.5,
"s": 56.604,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64448,
"c": 0.09768,
"h": 201.2
},
"luminance": 0.2813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E9FA6
secondary
#C1746F
accent
#5148E0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181