#2F898B#2F898B

#2F898B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.083 H 197.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F898B
RGB	rgb(47, 137, 139)
HSL	hsl(181, 49%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(181, 66%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 1.4%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.24, -25.29, -8.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.24, 26.80, 199.34°)
OKLab	oklab(57.88% -0.0795 -0.0246)
OKLCH	oklch(57.88% 0.083 197.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.7761, 20.3581, 27.5719)
Luminance	0.2036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F898B #8B312F

analogous

#2F8B5F #2F898B #2F5B8B

triadic

#2F898B #8B2F89 #898B2F

tetradic

#2F898B #5F2F8B #8B312F #5B8B2F

square

#2F898B #5F2F8B #8B312F #5B8B2F

split-complementary

#2F898B #8B2F5B #8B5F2F

monochromatic

#102F30 #205C5D #2F898B #3EB6B9 #68CACC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#2F898B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#2F898B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F898B

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F898B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F898B	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#80838B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72788C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f898b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 137, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.083 197.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74acac',
    500: '#2f898b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f898b;
$custom-light: #74acac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f898b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.304,
    "s": 49.462,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57875,
    "c": 0.08319,
    "h": 197.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F898B

secondary

#B36463

accent

#524FD9

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F898B

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

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