#2F9A8A#2F9A8A
#2F9A8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.098 H 180.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F9A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 154, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 53%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 69%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.5%, 0%, 10.4%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.61, -33.84, -0.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.61, 33.84, 180.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.22% -0.0983 -0.0015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.22% 0.098 180.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3131, 25.5485, 28.0587) |
| Luminance | 0.2555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.85
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.65
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.76
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.32
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F9A8A #9A2F3F
analogous
#2F9A55 #2F9A8A #2F759A
triadic
#2F9A8A #8A2F9A #9A8A2F
tetradic
#2F9A8A #552F9A #9A2F3F #759A2F
square
#2F9A8A #552F9A #9A2F3F #759A2F
split-complementary
#2F9A8A #9A2F75 #9A552F
monochromatic
#123C36 #216B60 #2F9A8A #41C5B1 #70D3C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#2F9A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#2F9A8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F9A8A
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F9A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F9A8A | 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)
#939189
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84868B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f9a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 154, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.098 180.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b8ac',
500: '#2f9a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f9a8a; $custom-light: #77b8ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f9a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 154,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.028,
"s": 53.234,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62223,
"c": 0.09828,
"h": 180.9
},
"luminance": 0.25551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F9A8A
secondary
#BB6A76
accent
#4B61DD
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F