#2F9CAE#2F9CAE
#2F9CAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.098 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F9CAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 156, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 10.3%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.37, -24.08, -18.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.37, 30.17, 217.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.04% -0.0842 -0.0506) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.04% 0.098 211) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6975, 27.4348, 44.2408) |
| Luminance | 0.2744 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.37
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.64
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.23
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.86
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.94
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F9CAE #AE412F
analogous
#2FAE80 #2F9CAE #2F5CAE
triadic
#2F9CAE #AE2F9C #9CAE2F
tetradic
#2F9CAE #802FAE #AE412F #5CAE2F
square
#2F9CAE #802FAE #AE412F #5CAE2F
split-complementary
#2F9CAE #AE2F5C #AE802F
monochromatic
#15464E #22717E #2F9CAE #4CBCCF #7CCEDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#2F9CAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#2F9CAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F9CAE
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F9CAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F9CAE | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.49 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D96AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C89AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f9cae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 156, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.098 211.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ab9c6',
500: '#2f9cae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f9cae; $custom-light: #7ab9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f9cae",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 156,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.504,
"s": 57.466,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64036,
"c": 0.09821,
"h": 211
},
"luminance": 0.27437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F9CAE
secondary
#C48075
accent
#5D47E1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082