#2F9C99#2F9C99
#2F9C99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.096 H 192.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F9C99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 156, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 70%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.9%, 0%, 1.9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.68, -30.51, -7.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.68, 31.38, 193.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.24% -0.0934 -0.0204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.24% 0.096 192.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8079, 26.6790, 34.2891) |
| Luminance | 0.2668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.05
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.30
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.59
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.92
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.96
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F9C99 #9C2F32
analogous
#2F9C63 #2F9C99 #2F689C
triadic
#2F9C99 #992F9C #9C992F
tetradic
#2F9C99 #632F9C #9C2F32 #689C2F
square
#2F9C99 #632F9C #9C2F32 #689C2F
split-complementary
#2F9C99 #9C2F68 #9C632F
monochromatic
#133E3D #216D6B #2F9C99 #42C6C2 #71D4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#2F9C99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.34
#2F9C99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F9C99
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F9C99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F9C99 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.34 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#929499
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82889A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f9c99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 156, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.096 192.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b9b7',
500: '#2f9c99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f9c99; $custom-light: #78b9b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f9c99",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 156,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.349,
"s": 53.695,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63239,
"c": 0.09558,
"h": 192.3
},
"luminance": 0.26681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F9C99
secondary
#BC6B6D
accent
#4B4FDD
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080