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#2f8e9d

a dark, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: teal

RGB
47, 142, 157
HSL
188°, 54%, 40%
CMYK
70, 10, 0, 38
Luminance
0.2238

Every format

HEX#2f8e9d
RGBrgb(47, 142, 157)
HSLhsl(188, 54%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 10%, 0%, 38%)
LABlab(54.4 -22.3 -16.0)
LCHlch(54.4 27.4 215.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.599 0.089 210.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2f8e9d;
background-color: #2f8e9d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2f8e9d] bg-[#2f8e9d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2f8e9d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.184, green: 0.557, blue: 0.616)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2f8e9d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2f8e9d on white: 3.83:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2f8e9d on black: 5.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red18.4%
Green55.7%
Blue61.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan70.1%
Magenta9.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)38.4%

Color previews

#2f8e9d text on a black background

contrast 5.48:1

Card sample

#2f8e9d text on a white background

contrast 3.83:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2f8e9d;
Background color
Panel with #2f8e9d background
background-color: #2f8e9d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2f8e9d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(47, 142, 157, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(47, 142, 157, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2f8e9d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f8e9d, #2F459D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2f8e9d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2f8e9d in the Color Lab