#2F9D99#2F9D99
#2F9D99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.096 H 191.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F9D99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 157, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 70%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 2.5%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.99, -31.00, -6.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.99, 31.75, 192.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.49% -0.0944 -0.0191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.49% 0.096 191.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9764, 27.0160, 34.3453) |
| Luminance | 0.2702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.97
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.98
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.48
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.96
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F9D99 #9D2F33
analogous
#2F9D62 #2F9D99 #2F6A9D
triadic
#2F9D99 #992F9D #9D992F
tetradic
#2F9D99 #622F9D #9D2F33 #6A9D2F
square
#2F9D99 #622F9D #9D2F33 #6A9D2F
split-complementary
#2F9D99 #9D2F6A #9D622F
monochromatic
#133F3D #216E6B #2F9D99 #43C7C2 #72D5D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#2F9D99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#2F9D99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F9D99
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F9D99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F9D99 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949599
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83899A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f9d99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 157, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.096 191.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bab7',
500: '#2f9d99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f9d99; $custom-light: #78bab7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f9d99",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 157,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.818,
"s": 53.922,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63494,
"c": 0.09633,
"h": 191.4
},
"luminance": 0.27018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F9D99
secondary
#BC6B6E
accent
#4B50DD
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180