#2F99A6#2F99A6
#2F99A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.095 H 207.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F99A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 153, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 56%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.7%, 7.8%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.17, -25.08, -15.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.17, 29.47, 211.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.97% -0.0845 -0.043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.97% 0.095 207) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4435, 26.1377, 40.0893) |
| Luminance | 0.2614 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.80
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.99
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.39
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.90
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.95
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F99A6 #A63C2F
analogous
#2FA678 #2F99A6 #2F5DA6
triadic
#2F99A6 #A62F99 #99A62F
tetradic
#2F99A6 #782FA6 #A63C2F #5DA62F
square
#2F99A6 #782FA6 #A63C2F #5DA62F
split-complementary
#2F99A6 #A62F5D #A6782F
monochromatic
#144147 #216D76 #2F99A6 #47BDCB #77CED8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#2F99A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.23
#2F99A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F99A6
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F99A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F99A6 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.23 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C93A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B86A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f99a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 153, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.095 207.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b7c0',
500: '#2f99a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f99a6; $custom-light: #79b7c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f99a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 153,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.555,
"s": 55.869,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62969,
"c": 0.09481,
"h": 207
},
"luminance": 0.2614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F99A6
secondary
#C17970
accent
#5949DF
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081