#2F97A6#2F97A6
#2F97A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.094 H 209.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F97A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 151, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 56%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.7%, 9%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.55, -24.06, -16.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.55, 29.12, 214.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.47% -0.0824 -0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.47% 0.094 209) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1189, 25.4885, 39.9811) |
| Luminance | 0.2549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.07
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.40
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.94
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.10
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.19
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F97A6 #A63E2F
analogous
#2FA67A #2F97A6 #2F5CA6
triadic
#2F97A6 #A62F97 #97A62F
tetradic
#2F97A6 #7A2FA6 #A63E2F #5CA62F
square
#2F97A6 #7A2FA6 #A63E2F #5CA62F
split-complementary
#2F97A6 #A62F5C #A67A2F
monochromatic
#144047 #216C76 #2F97A6 #47BACB #77CCD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#2F97A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#2F97A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F97A6
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F97A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F97A6 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8991A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7985A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f97a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 151, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.094 209.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b6c0',
500: '#2f97a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f97a6; $custom-light: #79b6c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f97a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 151,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.563,
"s": 55.869,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62469,
"c": 0.09422,
"h": 209
},
"luminance": 0.25491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F97A6
secondary
#C17A70
accent
#5C49DF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081