#2FAE9E#2FAE9E
#2FAE9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.110 H 182.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2FAE9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 174, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0%, 9.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.44, -37.51, -1.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.44, 37.55, 182.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.97% -0.1096 -0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.97% 0.11 182.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4769, 33.3424, 37.5922) |
| Luminance | 0.3335 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.24
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.00
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.10
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.97
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.68
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2FAE9E #AE2F3F
analogous
#2FAE5E #2FAE9E #2F7EAE
triadic
#2FAE9E #9E2FAE #AE9E2F
tetradic
#2FAE9E #5E2FAE #AE2F3F #7EAE2F
square
#2FAE9E #5E2FAE #AE2F3F #7EAE2F
split-complementary
#2FAE9E #AE2F7E #AE5E2F
monochromatic
#154E46 #227E72 #2FAE9E #4CCFBE #7CDCD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#2FAE9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#2FAE9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2FAE9E
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2FAE9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2FAE9E | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A49D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9497A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2fae9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 174, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.110 182.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc7ba',
500: '#2fae9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2fae9e; $custom-light: #7bc7ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2fae9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 174,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.441,
"s": 57.466,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67975,
"c": 0.10974,
"h": 182.6
},
"luminance": 0.33345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2FAE9E
secondary
#C4757F
accent
#475AE1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280