#2EA5AA#2EA5AA
#2EA5AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.101 H 199.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2EA5AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 165, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.99, -29.94, -11.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.99, 32.25, 201.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.1% -0.0954 -0.0332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.1% 0.101 199.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8343, 30.3908, 42.7377) |
| Luminance | 0.3039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.36
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.86
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.09
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.27
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.15
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2EA5AA #AA332E
analogous
#2EAA71 #2EA5AA #2E67AA
triadic
#2EA5AA #AA2EA5 #A5AA2E
tetradic
#2EA5AA #712EAA #AA332E #67AA2E
square
#2EA5AA #712EAA #AA332E #67AA2E
split-complementary
#2EA5AA #AA2E67 #AA712E
monochromatic
#14484A #21767A #2EA5AA #48C8CD #78D6DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#2EA5AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#2EA5AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2EA5AA
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2EA5AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2EA5AA | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999DAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8790AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ea5aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 165, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.101 199.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc0c3',
500: '#2ea5aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ea5aa; $custom-light: #7bc0c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ea5aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 165,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.419,
"s": 57.407,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.661,
"c": 0.10105,
"h": 199.2
},
"luminance": 0.30393
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2EA5AA
secondary
#C37571
accent
#4D47E1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181