#2F9E9B#2F9E9B
#2F9E9B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.097 H 192.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F9E9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 158, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 70%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 0%, 1.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.36, -30.89, -7.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.36, 31.77, 193.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.82% -0.0945 -0.0207) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.82% 0.097 192.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3128, 27.4224, 35.2792) |
| Luminance | 0.2742 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.42
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.43
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.90
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.98
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.19
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F9E9B #9E2F32
analogous
#2F9E63 #2F9E9B #2F6A9E
triadic
#2F9E9B #9B2F9E #9E9B2F
tetradic
#2F9E9B #632F9E #9E2F32 #6A9E2F
square
#2F9E9B #632F9E #9E2F32 #6A9E2F
split-complementary
#2F9E9B #9E2F6A #9E632F
monochromatic
#13403E #216F6D #2F9E9B #43C7C4 #72D5D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#2F9E9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#2F9E9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F9E9B
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F9E9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F9E9B | 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)
#94969B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848A9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f9e9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 158, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.097 192.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bbb8',
500: '#2f9e9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f9e9b; $custom-light: #79bbb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f9e9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 158,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.378,
"s": 54.146,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63818,
"c": 0.09679,
"h": 192.3
},
"luminance": 0.27425
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F9E9B
secondary
#BD6C6E
accent
#4A4EDE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180