#2EB5A9#2EB5A9
#2EB5A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.113 H 186.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2EB5A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 181, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 75%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 0%, 6.6%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.89, -37.76, -4.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.89, 37.98, 186.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.07% -0.112 -0.0117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.07% 0.113 186) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8086, 36.4902, 43.2642) |
| Luminance | 0.3649 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.70
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.82
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.20
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.67
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.40
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2EB5A9 #B52E3A
analogous
#2EB566 #2EB5A9 #2E7DB5
triadic
#2EB5A9 #A92EB5 #B5A92E
tetradic
#2EB5A9 #662EB5 #B52E3A #7DB52E
square
#2EB5A9 #662EB5 #B52E3A #7DB52E
split-complementary
#2EB5A9 #B52E7D #B5662E
monochromatic
#15534E #22847B #2EB5A9 #4ED2C6 #7FDED6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#2EB5A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#2EB5A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2EB5A9
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2EB5A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2EB5A9 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABABA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999DAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2eb5a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 181, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.113 186.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dccc2',
500: '#2eb5a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2eb5a9; $custom-light: #7dccc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2eb5a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 181,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.667,
"s": 59.471,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70074,
"c": 0.11258,
"h": 186
},
"luminance": 0.36493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2EB5A9
secondary
#C7787F
accent
#4553E3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F7
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281