#2F97A8#2F97A8
#2F97A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.095 H 210.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F97A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 151, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 56%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 72%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 10.1%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.62, -23.42, -17.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.62, 29.20, 216.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.55% -0.0816 -0.0485) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.55% 0.095 210.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3038, 25.5625, 40.9549) |
| Luminance | 0.2556 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.79
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.94
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.68
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.84
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F97A8 #A8402F
analogous
#2FA87D #2F97A8 #2F5AA8
triadic
#2F97A8 #A82F97 #97A82F
tetradic
#2F97A8 #7D2FA8 #A8402F #5AA82F
square
#2F97A8 #7D2FA8 #A8402F #5AA82F
split-complementary
#2F97A8 #A82F5A #A87D2F
monochromatic
#144148 #226C78 #2F97A8 #48B9CC #78CCD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#2F97A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#2F97A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F97A8
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F97A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F97A8 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.11 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8992A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7885A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f97a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 151, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.095 210.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b6c1',
500: '#2f97a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f97a8; $custom-light: #79b6c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f97a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 151,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.43,
"s": 56.279,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6255,
"c": 0.09493,
"h": 210.7
},
"luminance": 0.25565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F97A8
secondary
#C17D71
accent
#5D48E0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081