#2F9EA0#2F9EA0
#2F9EA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.096 H 196.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F9EA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 158, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 55%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 71%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.6%, 1.2%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.52, -29.41, -10.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.52, 31.07, 198.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64% -0.0923 -0.0278) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.096 196.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7415, 27.5938, 37.5366) |
| Luminance | 0.2760 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.97
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.10
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.37
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.91
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.03
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F9EA0 #A0312F
analogous
#2FA069 #2F9EA0 #2F65A0
triadic
#2F9EA0 #A02F9E #9EA02F
tetradic
#2F9EA0 #692FA0 #A0312F #65A02F
square
#2F9EA0 #692FA0 #A0312F #65A02F
split-complementary
#2F9EA0 #A02F65 #A0692F
monochromatic
#134141 #216F71 #2F9EA0 #44C6C8 #73D4D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#2F9EA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.52
#2F9EA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F9EA0
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F9EA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F9EA0 | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.52 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9396A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828AA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f9ea0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 158, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.096 196.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79bbbc',
500: '#2f9ea0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f9ea0; $custom-light: #79bbbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f9ea0",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 158,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.062,
"s": 54.589,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63997,
"c": 0.0964,
"h": 196.8
},
"luminance": 0.27596
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F9EA0
secondary
#BE6E6D
accent
#4C4ADE
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181