#2F979F#2F979F

#2F979F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.093 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F979F
RGB	rgb(47, 151, 159)
HSL	hsl(184, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(184, 70%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.31, -26.24, -12.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.31, 29.19, 205.97°)
OKLab	oklab(62.19% -0.0855 -0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(62.19% 0.093 202.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.4942, 25.2386, 36.6910)
Luminance	0.2524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F979F #9F372F

analogous

#2F9F6F #2F979F #2F5F9F

triadic

#2F979F #9F2F97 #979F2F

tetradic

#2F979F #6F2F9F #9F372F #5F9F2F

square

#2F979F #6F2F9F #9F372F #5F9F2F

split-complementary

#2F979F #9F2F5F #9F6F2F

monochromatic

#133D41 #216A70 #2F979F #44BEC8 #73CFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#2F979F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.05

#2F979F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F979F

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F979F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F979F	1.00	3.47	6.05	6.05
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B90A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B849F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f979f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 151, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.093 202.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b6bb',
    500: '#2f979f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f979f;
$custom-light: #78b6bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f979f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.286,
    "s": 54.369,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62194,
    "c": 0.09253,
    "h": 202.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F979F

secondary

#BD726D

accent

#554ADE

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F979F

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