#2EB9C5#2EB9C5
#2EB9C5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.113 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2EB9C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 185, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 62%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 77%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.6%, 6.1%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.97, -31.41, -16.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.97, 35.46, 207.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.05% -0.1036 -0.0457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.05% 0.113 203.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5492, 39.3065, 58.8947) |
| Luminance | 0.3931 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.27
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.55
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.88
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.90
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.59
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2EB9C5 #C53A2E
analogous
#2EC585 #2EB9C5 #2E6EC5
triadic
#2EB9C5 #C52EB9 #B9C52E
tetradic
#2EB9C5 #852EC5 #C53A2E #6EC52E
square
#2EB9C5 #852EC5 #C53A2E #6EC52E
split-complementary
#2EB9C5 #C52E6E #C5852E
monochromatic
#175C62 #228A93 #2EB9C5 #58CED8 #8ADCE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#2EB9C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.86
#2EB9C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2EB9C5
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2EB9C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2EB9C5 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.86 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAB1C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A2C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2eb9c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 185, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.113 203.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80ced6',
500: '#2eb9c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2eb9c5; $custom-light: #80ced6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2eb9c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 185,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.768,
"s": 62.14,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72049,
"c": 0.11321,
"h": 203.8
},
"luminance": 0.3931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2EB9C5
secondary
#CE8781
accent
#5043E5
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283