#2F9E99#2F9E99
#2F9E99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.097 H 190.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F9E99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 158, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 70%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 0%, 3.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.30, -31.48, -6.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.30, 32.12, 191.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.75% -0.0955 -0.0178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.75% 0.097 190.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1463, 27.3557, 34.4019) |
| Luminance | 0.2736 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.02
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.70
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.43
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.03
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.03
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F9E99 #9E2F34
analogous
#2F9E61 #2F9E99 #2F6C9E
triadic
#2F9E99 #992F9E #9E992F
tetradic
#2F9E99 #612F9E #9E2F34 #6C9E2F
square
#2F9E99 #612F9E #9E2F34 #6C9E2F
split-complementary
#2F9E99 #9E2F6C #9E612F
monochromatic
#13403E #216F6B #2F9E99 #43C7C1 #72D5D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#2F9E99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#2F9E99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F9E99
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F9E99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F9E99 | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959699
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848A9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f9e99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 158, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.097 190.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bbb7',
500: '#2f9e99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f9e99; $custom-light: #79bbb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f9e99",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 158,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.297,
"s": 54.146,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63748,
"c": 0.09712,
"h": 190.6
},
"luminance": 0.27358
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F9E99
secondary
#BD6C70
accent
#4A51DE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180