#299F9B#299F9B
#299F9B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.100 H 191.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #299F9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 159, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 59%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 74%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.2%, 0%, 2.5%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.55, -32.16, -7.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.55, 32.94, 192.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.94% -0.098 -0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.94% 0.1 191.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2262, 27.6319, 35.3242) |
| Luminance | 0.2763 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.57
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.03
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.77
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.79
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.41
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#299F9B #9F292D
analogous
#299F60 #299F9B #29689F
triadic
#299F9B #9B299F #9F9B29
tetradic
#299F9B #60299F #9F292D #689F29
square
#299F9B #60299F #9F292D #689F29
split-complementary
#299F9B #9F2968 #9F6029
monochromatic
#103E3C #1C6E6C #299F9B #39CCC7 #6AD9D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#299F9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.53
#299F9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #299F9B
6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##299F9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##299F9B | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.53 | 6.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95979B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848A9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #299f9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 159, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.100 191.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bcb8',
500: '#299f9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #299f9b; $custom-light: #77bcb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#299f9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 159,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.966,
"s": 59,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63938,
"c": 0.10003,
"h": 191.5
},
"luminance": 0.27634
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#299F9B
secondary
#BF6568
accent
#464BE2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180