#2EA4A8#2EA4A8
#2EA4A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.100 H 198.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2EA4A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 164, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 2.4%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, -30.06, -11.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 32.15, 200.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.78% -0.0953 -0.0317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.78% 0.1 198.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4669, 29.9564, 41.6890) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.29
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.60
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.15
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.35
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.66
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2EA4A8 #A8322E
analogous
#2EA86F #2EA4A8 #2E67A8
triadic
#2EA4A8 #A82EA4 #A4A82E
tetradic
#2EA4A8 #6F2EA8 #A8322E #67A82E
square
#2EA4A8 #6F2EA8 #A8322E #67A82E
split-complementary
#2EA4A8 #A82E67 #A86F2E
monochromatic
#144648 #217578 #2EA4A8 #47C8CD #77D6DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#2EA4A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#2EA4A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2EA4A8
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2EA4A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2EA4A8 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989CA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868FA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ea4a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 164, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.100 198.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7abfc1',
500: '#2ea4a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ea4a8; $custom-light: #7abfc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ea4a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 164,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.967,
"s": 57.009,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65776,
"c": 0.10043,
"h": 198.4
},
"luminance": 0.29959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2EA4A8
secondary
#C27370
accent
#4D48E0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181