#2F8D9D Color

#2F8D9D is rgb(47, 141, 157) in RGB and hsl(189, 54%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2F8D9D

HEX#2F8D9D

RGBrgb(47, 141, 157)

HSLhsl(189, 54%, 40%)

HSVhsv(189, 70%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.089 211.1)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 10%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2F8D9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2F8D9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2F8D9D Complementary#9D3F2F Analogous#2F9D77 Analogous#2F559D Triadic#9D2F8D Triadic#8D9D2F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2F8D9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#38A9BC #56BBCD #76C7D6 #95D4DF #B4E1E9 #D8EFF3

Shades

#297B89 #236976 #1D5862 #16434B #103137 #0B2023

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