#2F979A#2F979A

#2F979A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.092 H 197.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F979A
RGB	rgb(47, 151, 154)
HSL	hsl(182, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(182, 69%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 1.9%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.14, -27.77, -10.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.14, 29.58, 200.13°)
OKLab	oklab(62.01% -0.0877 -0.0282)
OKLCH	oklch(62.01% 0.092 197.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.0690, 25.0686, 34.4520)
Luminance	0.2507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F979A #9A322F

analogous

#2F9A68 #2F979A #2F629A

triadic

#2F979A #9A2F97 #979A2F

tetradic

#2F979A #682F9A #9A322F #629A2F

square

#2F979A #682F9A #9A322F #629A2F

split-complementary

#2F979A #9A2F62 #9A682F

monochromatic

#123B3C #21696B #2F979A #41C1C5 #70D1D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#2F979A on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#2F979A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F979A

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F979A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F979A	1.00	3.49	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C909A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C849B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f979a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 151, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.092 197.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b6b7',
    500: '#2f979a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f979a;
$custom-light: #78b6b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f979a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.682,
    "s": 53.234,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62006,
    "c": 0.09212,
    "h": 197.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F979A

secondary

#BB6C6A

accent

#4F4BDD

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F979A

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