#2F8C8B#2F8C8B

#2F8C8B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.085 H 194.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F8C8B
RGB	rgb(47, 140, 139)
HSL	hsl(179, 50%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(179, 66%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 0%, 0.7%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.19, -26.80, -7.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.19, 27.81, 195.55°)
OKLab	oklab(58.65% -0.0827 -0.0207)
OKLCH	oklch(58.65% 0.085 194.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2085, 21.2229, 27.7160)
Luminance	0.2122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F8C8B #8C2F30

analogous

#2F8C5D #2F8C8B #2F5F8C

triadic

#2F8C8B #8B2F8C #8C8B2F

tetradic

#2F8C8B #5D2F8C #8C2F30 #5F8C2F

square

#2F8C8B #5D2F8C #8C2F30 #5F8C2F

split-complementary

#2F8C8B #8C2F5F #8C5D2F

monochromatic

#103030 #205E5E #2F8C8B #3EBAB8 #69CDCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#2F8C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#2F8C8B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F8C8B

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F8C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F8C8B	1.00	4.00	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#83858B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757B8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f8c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 140, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.085 194.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75aeac',
    500: '#2f8c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f8c8b;
$custom-light: #75aeac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f8c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.355,
    "s": 49.733,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58647,
    "c": 0.08529,
    "h": 194.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F8C8B

secondary

#B46364

accent

#4F50D9

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F4

border

#C9CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F8C8B

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

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