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#2f8985 color: Copper Turquoise

#2f8985 is rgb(47, 137, 133) in RGB and oklch(57.657% 0.08375 190.892) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

57.7%
0.084
191°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2f8985

#2f8985 is a soft teal color. In OKLCH it has 57.7% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 191°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.17:1 contrast and black text 5.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Copper Turquoise (#38887f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #2f8985 mixed with white

  1. 2f8985
  2. 499491
  3. 5fa09c
  4. 74aca8
  5. 88b7b4
  6. 9cc3c0
  7. b0cfcd
  8. c3dbd9
  9. d7e7e6
  10. ebf3f2

Darker: #2f8985 mixed with black

  1. 2f8985
  2. 277673
  3. 206461
  4. 195350
  5. 124240
  6. 0c3130
  7. 062221
  8. 031413
  9. 010706
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2f8985 with less saturation

  1. 2f8985
  2. 3b8884
  3. 458683
  4. 4e8581
  5. 558380
  6. 5c827f
  7. 63807e
  8. 697e7d
  9. 6f7d7c
  10. 747b7a

Questions about #2f8985

What color is #2f8985?

#2f8985 is soft teal. The closest named color is Copper Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(47, 137, 133), in HSL hsl(177.33, 48.91%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.657% 0.08375 190.892).

What colors go well with #2f8985?

The complementary color of #2f8985 is #a4646d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #488969 and #36859c. The triadic partners are #896b9e and #99713f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f8985?

White text reads better on #2f8985: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and black gives 5.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f8985 a warm or cool color?

#2f8985 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 191 degrees, its lightness 57.7% and its chroma 0.084.