#2E9CA6 · Cadet

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#2E9CA6 is a medium, moderately saturated teal color, closest to Cadet and near Cadet and Blue Gray. In OKLCH it has 64% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 204°. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #2E9CA6 a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#2E9CA6
RGBrgb(46, 156, 166)
HSLhsl(185, 57%, 42%)
CMYK72, 6, 0, 35
CSS var--cadet
Contrast3.27:1 white · 6.42:1 black

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How to use #2E9CA6

Black text passes WCAG AA on #2E9CA6 (6.42:1); white text does not (3.27:1).

For a calm scheme pair #2E9CA6 with its analogous neighbors #2EA875 and #2E61A8; for contrast use its complement #A8382E as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cadet: #2E9CA6;

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