#2F8B79#2F8B79
#2F8B79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.090 H 177.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F8B79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 139, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 49%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 66%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 0%, 12.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.34, -31.43, 1.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.34, 31.48, 176.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.78% -0.0902 0.0041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.78% 0.09 177.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8544, 20.4485, 21.3023) |
| Luminance | 0.2045 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.97
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.62
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.75
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.09
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.86
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F8B79 #8B2F41
analogous
#2F8B4B #2F8B79 #2F6F8B
triadic
#2F8B79 #792F8B #8B792F
tetradic
#2F8B79 #4B2F8B #8B2F41 #6F8B2F
square
#2F8B79 #4B2F8B #8B2F41 #6F8B2F
split-complementary
#2F8B79 #8B2F6F #8B4B2F
monochromatic
#103029 #205D51 #2F8B79 #3EB9A1 #68CCB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#2F8B79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#2F8B79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F8B79
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F8B79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F8B79 | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#868378
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#78797A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f8b79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 139, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.090 177.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73ad9f',
500: '#2f8b79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f8b79; $custom-light: #73ad9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f8b79",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 139,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.261,
"s": 49.462,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57778,
"c": 0.09028,
"h": 177.4
},
"luminance": 0.2045
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F8B79
secondary
#B36372
accent
#4F6AD9
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#09100E
muted
#7B7F7E