#2E8A6E

Closest named color: Viridian (#1E9167). oklch(57.2% 0.097 169.1), rgb(46, 138, 110).

Black text reads best on this color (4.97:1).

About this color

#2E8A6E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.097 and its hue 169°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Viridian (#1E9167), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.97:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (57%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.097)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Viridian (#1E9167)
Black text	4.97:1
White text	4.21:1

Values

HEX	#2E8A6E
RGB	rgb(46, 138, 110)
HSL	hsl(162, 50%, 36%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.2% 0.097 169.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #2E8A6E	4.21:1	AA large text	Lc -74.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #2E8A6E	4.97:1	AA	Lc 35.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#2E8A6E text on white	4.21:1	AA large text	Lc 68.8	Content text, not long reading
#2E8A6E text on black	4.97:1	AA	Lc -32.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F7F5

oklch(97.2% 0.006 170.4)
Step 100
100

#E2EDE8

oklch(93.6% 0.013 167.2)
Step 200
200

#CADFD6

oklch(88.5% 0.026 168.2)
Step 300
300

#A6CABC

oklch(80.9% 0.043 169.6)
Step 400
400

#74AF99

oklch(70.7% 0.07 168.9)
Step 500
500

#4B9B80

oklch(63.1% 0.09 168.9)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#2E8A6E

oklch(57.2% 0.097 169.1)
Step 700
700

#187158

oklch(49.1% 0.09 169.1)
Step 800
800

#195C48

oklch(42.7% 0.074 169)
Step 900
900

#1C4B3C

oklch(37.5% 0.058 169.3)
Step 950
950

#122C23

oklch(26.9% 0.037 168.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#2E8A6E with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#86816D	0.098
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7A7770	0.096
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#008B82	0.031
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7B7B7B	0.097