#2F9E9E#2F9E9E
#2F9E9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.096 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F9E9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 158, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 70%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 0%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.46, -30.01, -8.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.46, 31.32, 196.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.92% -0.0932 -0.025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.92% 0.096 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5679, 27.5244, 36.6226) |
| Luminance | 0.2753 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.30
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.37
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.58
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.63
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.79
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F9E9E #9E2F2F
analogous
#2F9E66 #2F9E9E #2F669E
triadic
#2F9E9E #9E2F9E #9E9E2F
tetradic
#2F9E9E #662F9E #9E2F2F #669E2F
square
#2F9E9E #662F9E #9E2F2F #669E2F
split-complementary
#2F9E9E #9E2F66 #9E662F
monochromatic
#134040 #216F6F #2F9E9E #43C7C7 #72D5D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#2F9E9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#2F9E9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F9E9E
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F9E9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F9E9E | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94969E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838A9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f9e9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 158, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.096 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bbba',
500: '#2f9e9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f9e9e; $custom-light: #79bbba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f9e9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 158,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 54.146,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63924,
"c": 0.09648,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.27527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F9E9E
secondary
#BD6C6C
accent
#4A4ADE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180