#2E5043

Accessibility

AAA

8.96:1

Vs white / black

8.96:1 · 2.34:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#2e5043

RGB

rgb(46, 80, 67)

RGBA

rgba(46, 80, 67, 1)

HSL

hsl(157, 27%, 25%)

HSLA

hsla(157, 27%, 25%, 1)

HSV

hsv(157, 43%, 31%)

LAB

lab(31.17% -15.86 3.79)

LCH

lch(31.17% 16.31 166.56)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4009 -0.0448 0.0098)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4009 0.0459 167.66)

XYZ

xyz(5.01, 6.72, 6.34)

CMYK

cmyk(42%, 0%, 16%, 69%)

CSS

color: #2e5043;

CSS variable

--color-2e5043: #2e5043;

SCSS

$color-2e5043: #2e5043;

JavaScript

const color = "#2e5043";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#2e5043";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#2e5043" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#2e5043", "rgb": { "r": 46, "g": 80, "b": 67 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4009 0.0459 167.66)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#2e5043-1: #2e5043;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-900

Very different · ΔE 5.73 · #134E4A

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 6.62 · #2F4F4F

Nearest Material color

teal-900

Very different · ΔE 5.85 · #004D40

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 19.73 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e4fcf1 100d6efe4 200bfdcd0 300a5c7b8 40086ab9c 5006c8f81 60059786b 700466055 800344940 90022332c 950101e18

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

eef0ef dce2e0 cbd3d0 b9c5c0 a8b6b1 97a8a1 859991 748a82 627c72 516d62 3f5f53 2e5043 2a493d 264338 233c32 1f352d 1b2f27 172822 13211c 0f1b16 0c1411 080d0b 040706

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

eef0ef dce2e0 cbd3d0 b9c5c0 a8b6b1 97a8a1 859991 748a82 627c72 516d62 3f5f53

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

2a493d 264338 233c32 1f352d 1b2f27 172822 13211c 0f1b16 0c1411 080d0b 040706

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

355448 3c584d 435c52 496057 50645c 576862 5e6c67 65706c 6c7471 727876 797c7b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#2E5043Stop 1 #512F3CStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#2F5133Stop 1 #2E5043Stop 2 #2F4D51Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#2E5043Stop 1 #442F51Stop 2 #51442FStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#2E5043Stop 1 #512F4DStop 2 #51332FStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#254136Stop 1 #41715FStop 2 #5DA288Stop 3 #8EBEABStop 4 #BEDACFStop 5

Using this color

Where #2e5043 works

#2E5043 (#2e5043) sits in the teal family at about 157° hue, 27% saturation, and 25% lightness. Contrast is 8.96:1 on white and 2.34:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-900 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #2e5043 is 2.34:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind teal 900#134E4A Material Teal 900#004D40 Tailwind emerald 900#064E3B DarkSlateGray#2F4F4F Spectrum #2C6357#2C6357 Tailwind teal 800#115E59 Tailwind emerald 800#065F46 Spectrum #286755#286755 Tailwind green 900#14532D Web Safe #336666#336666 Material Teal 800#00695C Material Cyan 900#006064