#2EB8CD#2EB8CD

#2EB8CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.115 H 210.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2EB8CD
RGB	rgb(46, 184, 205)
HSL	hsl(188, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(188, 78%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.94, -28.44, -20.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.94, 35.29, 216.30°)
OKLab	oklab(72.11% -0.0993 -0.0582)
OKLCH	oklch(72.11% 0.115 210.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.2818, 39.2660, 63.7816)
Luminance	0.3927 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2EB8CD #CD432E

analogous

#2ECD93 #2EB8CD #2E68CD

triadic

#2EB8CD #CD2EB8 #B8CD2E

tetradic

#2EB8CD #932ECD #CD432E #68CD2E

square

#2EB8CD #932ECD #CD432E #68CD2E

split-complementary

#2EB8CD #CD2E68 #CD932E

monochromatic

#185E69 #238B9B #2EB8CD #5DCADB #8FDBE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#2EB8CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.85

#2EB8CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2EB8CD

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2EB8CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2EB8CD	1.00	2.37	8.85	8.85
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6B1CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A2CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C1BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2eb8cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 184, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.115 210.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81cddc',
    500: '#2eb8cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2eb8cd;
$custom-light: #81cddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2eb8cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.925,
    "s": 63.347,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72115,
    "c": 0.11508,
    "h": 210.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.3927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2EB8CD

secondary

#D09086

accent

#5741E6

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F9FB

border

#CBD2D4

text

#0C1315

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #2EB8CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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