#2F9CA3#2F9CA3
#2F9CA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.095 H 201.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F9CA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 156, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 55%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 71%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.2%, 4.3%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.00, -27.51, -12.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.00, 30.23, 204.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.61% -0.0889 -0.0347) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.61% 0.095 201.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6687, 27.0233, 38.8226) |
| Luminance | 0.2703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.95
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.66
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.06
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.35
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.59
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F9CA3 #A3362F
analogous
#2FA370 #2F9CA3 #2F62A3
triadic
#2F9CA3 #A32F9C #9CA32F
tetradic
#2F9CA3 #702FA3 #A3362F #62A32F
square
#2F9CA3 #702FA3 #A3362F #62A32F
split-complementary
#2F9CA3 #A32F62 #A3702F
monochromatic
#144144 #216F73 #2F9CA3 #46C2CA #75D1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#2F9CA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#2F9CA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F9CA3
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F9CA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F9CA3 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9095A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F89A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f9ca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 156, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.095 201.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b9be',
500: '#2f9ca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f9ca3; $custom-light: #79b9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f9ca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 156,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.621,
"s": 55.238,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63605,
"c": 0.09544,
"h": 201.3
},
"luminance": 0.27026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F9CA3
secondary
#BF746F
accent
#5249DF
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081