#2F8B9D Color

#2F8B9D is rgb(47, 139, 157) in RGB and hsl(190, 54%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2F8B9D

HEX#2F8B9D

RGBrgb(47, 139, 157)

HSLhsl(190, 54%, 40%)

HSVhsv(190, 70%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.088 213.3)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 11%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2F8B9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2F8B9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2F8B9D Complementary#9D412F Analogous#2F9D78 Analogous#2F549D Triadic#9D2F8B Triadic#8B9D2F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2F8B9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#38A6BC #56B9CD #76C6D6 #95D3DF #B4E0E9 #D8EFF3

Shades

#297989 #236876 #1D5762 #16424B #103137 #0B1F23

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