#2F8A80#2F8A80
#2F8A80 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.086 H 184.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F8A80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 138, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 49%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 66%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 0%, 7.2%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.22, -29.01, -2.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.22, 29.12, 184.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.74% -0.0857 -0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.74% 0.086 184.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1553, 20.3383, 23.5976) |
| Luminance | 0.2034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.91
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.68
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.81
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.34
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.06
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F8A80 #8A2F39
analogous
#2F8A53 #2F8A80 #2F678A
triadic
#2F8A80 #802F8A #8A802F
tetradic
#2F8A80 #532F8A #8A2F39 #678A2F
square
#2F8A80 #532F8A #8A2F39 #678A2F
split-complementary
#2F8A80 #8A2F67 #8A532F
monochromatic
#102F2B #1F5C56 #2F8A80 #3FB8AA #68CCC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#2F8A80 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.07
#2F8A80 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F8A80
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F8A80 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F8A80 | 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)
#838280
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#767881
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f8a80; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 138, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.086 184.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74aca4',
500: '#2f8a80',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f8a80; $custom-light: #74aca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f8a80",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 138,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.407,
"s": 49.189,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57744,
"c": 0.08602,
"h": 184.8
},
"luminance": 0.2034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F8A80
secondary
#B3626B
accent
#4F5ED9
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7F