#2EC5C9#2EC5C9
#2EC5C9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.119 H 197.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2EC5C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 197, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 63%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 77%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 2%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.71, -35.88, -13.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.71, 38.17, 199.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.12% -0.1134 -0.0362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.12% 0.119 197.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6308, 44.7265, 62.2130) |
| Luminance | 0.4473 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.46
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.36
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.20
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.98
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2EC5C9 #C9322E
analogous
#2EC97F #2EC5C9 #2E78C9
triadic
#2EC5C9 #C92EC5 #C5C92E
tetradic
#2EC5C9 #7F2EC9 #C9322E #78C92E
square
#2EC5C9 #7F2EC9 #C9322E #78C92E
split-complementary
#2EC5C9 #C92E78 #C97F2E
monochromatic
#176365 #239497 #2EC5C9 #5BD6D9 #8DE3E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#2EC5C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#2EC5C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2EC5C9
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2EC5C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2EC5C9 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BCCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ec5c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 197, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.119 197.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d7d9',
500: '#2ec5c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ec5c9; $custom-light: #82d7d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ec5c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 197,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.548,
"s": 62.753,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75122,
"c": 0.11902,
"h": 197.7
},
"luminance": 0.4473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2EC5C9
secondary
#CF8684
accent
#4642E6
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8383