#2EA5A9#2EA5A9
#2EA5A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.101 H 198.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2EA5A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 165, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.8%, 2.4%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.96, -30.24, -11.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.96, 32.34, 200.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.06% -0.0959 -0.0318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.06% 0.101 198.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7401, 30.3531, 42.2414) |
| Luminance | 0.3036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.39
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.80
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.95
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.18
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2EA5A9 #A9322E
analogous
#2EA96F #2EA5A9 #2E68A9
triadic
#2EA5A9 #A92EA5 #A5A92E
tetradic
#2EA5A9 #6F2EA9 #A9322E #68A92E
square
#2EA5A9 #6F2EA9 #A9322E #68A92E
split-complementary
#2EA5A9 #A92E68 #A96F2E
monochromatic
#144749 #217679 #2EA5A9 #47C9CD #77D7DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#2EA5A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#2EA5A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2EA5A9
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2EA5A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2EA5A9 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999DA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8790AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ea5a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 165, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.101 198.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc0c2',
500: '#2ea5a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ea5a9; $custom-light: #7bc0c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ea5a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 165,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.951,
"s": 57.209,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66063,
"c": 0.10101,
"h": 198.4
},
"luminance": 0.30356
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2EA5A9
secondary
#C27371
accent
#4C47E0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181