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#2f8a89 color: Taos Turquoise

#2f8a89 is rgb(47, 138, 137) in RGB and oklch(58.059% 0.08399 194.045) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

58.1%
0.084
194°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.10:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2f8a89

#2f8a89 is a soft cyan color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 194°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.1:1 contrast and black text 5.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Taos Turquoise (#2b8c8a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #2f8a89 mixed with white

  1. 2f8a89
  2. 499594
  3. 5fa1a0
  4. 74acab
  5. 88b8b7
  6. 9cc4c2
  7. b0cfce
  8. c4dbda
  9. d7e7e6
  10. ebf3f3

Darker: #2f8a89 mixed with black

  1. 2f8a89
  2. 277776
  3. 206564
  4. 195353
  5. 124242
  6. 0c3231
  7. 062222
  8. 031414
  9. 010707
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2f8a89 with less saturation

  1. 2f8a89
  2. 3b8988
  3. 468786
  4. 4e8685
  5. 568483
  6. 5d8382
  7. 648180
  8. 6a7f7f
  9. 707e7d
  10. 757c7c

Questions about #2f8a89

What color is #2f8a89?

#2f8a89 is soft cyan. The closest named color is Taos Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(47, 138, 137), in HSL hsl(179.34, 49.19%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.059% 0.08399 194.045).

What colors go well with #2f8a89?

The complementary color of #2f8a89 is #a6656b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #468a6d and #3a859f. The triadic partners are #8d6b9d and #98733e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f8a89?

White text reads better on #2f8a89: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and black gives 5.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f8a89 a warm or cool color?

#2f8a89 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 194 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.084.