#2EB9C9#2EB9C9
#2EB9C9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.114 H 206.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2EB9C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 185, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 63%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 77%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 8%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.11, -30.18, -18.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.11, 35.37, 211.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.2% -0.1019 -0.0513) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.2% 0.114 206.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0136, 39.4922, 61.3406) |
| Luminance | 0.3950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.57
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.45
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.29
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.62
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2EB9C9 #C93E2E
analogous
#2EC98C #2EB9C9 #2E6BC9
triadic
#2EB9C9 #C92EB9 #B9C92E
tetradic
#2EB9C9 #8C2EC9 #C93E2E #6BC92E
square
#2EB9C9 #8C2EC9 #C93E2E #6BC92E
split-complementary
#2EB9C9 #C92E6B #C98C2E
monochromatic
#175D65 #238B97 #2EB9C9 #5BCCD9 #8DDCE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#2EB9C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#2EB9C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2EB9C9
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2EB9C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2EB9C9 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9B2CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A2C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2eb9c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 185, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.114 206.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81ced9',
500: '#2eb9c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2eb9c9; $custom-light: #81ced9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2eb9c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 185,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.194,
"s": 62.753,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72201,
"c": 0.11408,
"h": 206.7
},
"luminance": 0.39496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2EB9C9
secondary
#CF8C84
accent
#5342E6
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283