#2EA4A6#2EA4A6
#2EA4A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.100 H 196.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2EA4A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 164, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 1.2%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.55, -30.66, -10.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.55, 32.37, 198.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.7% -0.0962 -0.0288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.7% 0.1 196.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2820, 29.8824, 40.7152) |
| Luminance | 0.2989 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.04
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.44
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.58
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.94
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.01
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2EA4A6 #A6302E
analogous
#2EA66C #2EA4A6 #2E68A6
triadic
#2EA4A6 #A62EA4 #A4A62E
tetradic
#2EA4A6 #6C2EA6 #A6302E #68A62E
square
#2EA4A6 #6C2EA6 #A6302E #68A62E
split-complementary
#2EA4A6 #A62E68 #A66C2E
monochromatic
#134546 #217576 #2EA4A6 #46C9CC #76D7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#2EA4A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.98
#2EA4A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2EA4A6
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2EA4A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2EA4A6 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.98 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999CA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878FA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ea4a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 164, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.100 196.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abfc0',
500: '#2ea4a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ea4a6; $custom-light: #7abfc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ea4a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 164,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181,
"s": 56.604,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65702,
"c": 0.10042,
"h": 196.7
},
"luminance": 0.29885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2EA4A6
secondary
#C1706F
accent
#4A48E0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181