#2FAE9C#2FAE9C
#2FAE9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.111 H 181.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2FAE9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 174, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0%, 10.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.38, -38.06, -0.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.38, 38.07, 180.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.91% -0.1106 -0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.91% 0.111 181.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3062, 33.2741, 36.6930) |
| Luminance | 0.3328 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.91
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.91
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.33
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.46
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.57
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2FAE9C #AE2F41
analogous
#2FAE5C #2FAE9C #2F80AE
triadic
#2FAE9C #9C2FAE #AE9C2F
tetradic
#2FAE9C #5C2FAE #AE2F41 #80AE2F
square
#2FAE9C #5C2FAE #AE2F41 #80AE2F
split-complementary
#2FAE9C #AE2F80 #AE5C2F
monochromatic
#154E46 #227E71 #2FAE9C #4CCFBC #7CDCCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#2FAE9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.66
#2FAE9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2FAE9C
7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2FAE9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2FAE9C | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.66 | 7.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A49B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95979E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2fae9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 174, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.111 181.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc7b9',
500: '#2fae9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2fae9c; $custom-light: #7bc7b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2fae9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 174,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.496,
"s": 57.466,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67912,
"c": 0.11059,
"h": 181.1
},
"luminance": 0.33277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2FAE9C
secondary
#C47580
accent
#475DE1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280