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#2e8a85 color: Taos Turquoise

#2e8a85 is rgb(46, 138, 133) in RGB and oklch(57.887% 0.08512 189.913) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

57.9%
0.085
190°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.13:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2e8a85

#2e8a85 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 57.9% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 190°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.13:1 contrast and black text 5.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Taos Turquoise (#2b8c8a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #2e8a85 mixed with white

  1. 2e8a85
  2. 489591
  3. 5fa19c
  4. 74aca8
  5. 88b8b4
  6. 9cc4c0
  7. b0cfcd
  8. c3dbd9
  9. d7e7e6
  10. ebf3f2

Darker: #2e8a85 mixed with black

  1. 2e8a85
  2. 277773
  3. 1f6561
  4. 185350
  5. 124240
  6. 0b3230
  7. 062221
  8. 021413
  9. 010706
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2e8a85 with less saturation

  1. 2e8a85
  2. 3b8984
  3. 458783
  4. 4e8682
  5. 558481
  6. 5d827f
  7. 63817e
  8. 697f7d
  9. 6f7d7c
  10. 757c7b

Questions about #2e8a85

What color is #2e8a85?

#2e8a85 is bright teal. The closest named color is Taos Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(46, 138, 133), in HSL hsl(176.74, 50%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.887% 0.08512 189.913).

What colors go well with #2e8a85?

The complementary color of #2e8a85 is #a6646e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #488a68 and #34869d. The triadic partners are #896ca0 and #9a713f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e8a85?

White text reads better on #2e8a85: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and black gives 5.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e8a85 a warm or cool color?

#2e8a85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 190 degrees, its lightness 57.9% and its chroma 0.085.