#2F878B#2F878B

#2F878B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.082 H 199.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F878B
RGB	rgb(47, 135, 139)
HSL	hsl(183, 49%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(183, 66%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 2.9%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.60, -24.27, -9.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.60, 26.18, 202.05°)
OKLab	oklab(57.36% -0.0773 -0.0272)
OKLCH	oklch(57.36% 0.082 199.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.4944, 19.7948, 27.4780)
Luminance	0.1980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F878B #8B332F

analogous

#2F8B61 #2F878B #2F598B

triadic

#2F878B #8B2F87 #878B2F

tetradic

#2F878B #612F8B #8B332F #598B2F

square

#2F878B #612F8B #8B332F #598B2F

split-complementary

#2F878B #8B2F59 #8B612F

monochromatic

#102E30 #205B5D #2F878B #3EB3B9 #68C8CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#2F878B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#2F878B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F878B

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F878B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F878B	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D818B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F778C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f878b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 135, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.082 199.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74aaac',
    500: '#2f878b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f878b;
$custom-light: #74aaac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f878b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.609,
    "s": 49.462,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57361,
    "c": 0.08193,
    "h": 199.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F878B

secondary

#B36663

accent

#554FD9

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F878B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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