#2F9B99#2F9B99
#2F9B99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.095 H 193.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F9B99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 155, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 53%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 70%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 0%, 1.3%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.36, -30.03, -7.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.36, 31.02, 194.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.99% -0.0923 -0.0217) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.99% 0.095 193.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6408, 26.3448, 34.2334) |
| Luminance | 0.2635 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.23
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.65
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.74
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.82
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.86
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F9B99 #9B2F31
analogous
#2F9B63 #2F9B99 #2F679B
triadic
#2F9B99 #992F9B #9B992F
tetradic
#2F9B99 #632F9B #9B2F31 #679B2F
square
#2F9B99 #632F9B #9B2F31 #679B2F
split-complementary
#2F9B99 #9B2F67 #9B632F
monochromatic
#133D3C #216C6B #2F9B99 #42C6C3 #71D4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#2F9B99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.27
#2F9B99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F9B99
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F9B99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F9B99 | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.27 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#919399
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81879A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f9b99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 155, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.095 193.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b9b7',
500: '#2f9b99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f9b99; $custom-light: #78b9b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f9b99",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 155,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.889,
"s": 53.465,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62985,
"c": 0.09484,
"h": 193.2
},
"luminance": 0.26347
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F9B99
secondary
#BB6A6C
accent
#4B4EDD
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080