#2EA3A8#2EA3A8
#2EA3A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.100 H 199.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2EA3A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 163, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 3%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.31, -29.57, -11.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.31, 31.87, 201.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.53% -0.0943 -0.033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.53% 0.1 199.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2886, 29.5999, 41.6296) |
| Luminance | 0.2960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.73
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.23
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.65
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.92
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2EA3A8 #A8332E
analogous
#2EA870 #2EA3A8 #2E66A8
triadic
#2EA3A8 #A82EA3 #A3A82E
tetradic
#2EA3A8 #702EA8 #A8332E #66A82E
square
#2EA3A8 #702EA8 #A8332E #66A82E
split-complementary
#2EA3A8 #A82E66 #A8702E
monochromatic
#144648 #217478 #2EA3A8 #47C7CD #77D6DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#2EA3A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.92
#2EA3A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2EA3A8
6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2EA3A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2EA3A8 | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.92 | 6.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979BA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858EA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ea3a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 163, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.100 199.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abec1',
500: '#2ea3a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ea3a8; $custom-light: #7abec1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ea3a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 163,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.459,
"s": 57.009,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65525,
"c": 0.09988,
"h": 199.3
},
"luminance": 0.29602
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2EA3A8
secondary
#C27370
accent
#4E48E0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181