#2EA5A8#2EA5A8
#2EA5A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.101 H 197.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2EA5A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 165, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 1.8%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.93, -30.54, -10.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.93, 32.45, 199.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.03% -0.0963 -0.0304) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.03% 0.101 197.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6465, 30.3157, 41.7489) |
| Luminance | 0.3032 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.46
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.52
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.65
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.51
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.43
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2EA5A8 #A8312E
analogous
#2EA86E #2EA5A8 #2E68A8
triadic
#2EA5A8 #A82EA5 #A5A82E
tetradic
#2EA5A8 #6E2EA8 #A8312E #68A82E
square
#2EA5A8 #6E2EA8 #A8312E #68A82E
split-complementary
#2EA5A8 #A82E68 #A86E2E
monochromatic
#144748 #217678 #2EA5A8 #47C9CD #77D7DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#2EA5A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.06
#2EA5A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2EA5A8
7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2EA5A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2EA5A8 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.06 | 7.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999DA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8890A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ea5a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 165, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.101 197.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc0c1',
500: '#2ea5a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ea5a8; $custom-light: #7bc0c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ea5a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 165,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.475,
"s": 57.009,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66026,
"c": 0.10099,
"h": 197.5
},
"luminance": 0.30318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2EA5A8
secondary
#C27270
accent
#4B48E0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181