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#2fc5ae color: Melbourne Cup

#2fc5ae is rgb(47, 197, 174) in RGB and oklch(74.253% 0.12515 179.638) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

74.3%
0.125
180°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #2fc5ae

#2fc5ae is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 74.3% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 180°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.16:1 contrast and black text 9.72:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melbourne Cup (#45c3ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #2fc5ae mixed with white

  1. 2fc5ae
  2. 52cbb6
  3. 6bd1be
  4. 81d7c6
  5. 95ddce
  6. a8e3d6
  7. bae9de
  8. cceee6
  9. ddf4ee
  10. eef9f7

Darker: #2fc5ae mixed with black

  1. 2fc5ae
  2. 27ab97
  3. 209280
  4. 19796a
  5. 126155
  6. 0c4b41
  7. 06352e
  8. 03211c
  9. 010e0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #2fc5ae with less saturation

  1. 2fc5ae
  2. 48c3ae
  3. 5ac0ad
  4. 68bead
  5. 74bcad
  6. 7fb9ad
  7. 89b6ac
  8. 93b4ac
  9. 9bb1ac
  10. a4aeac

Questions about #2fc5ae

What color is #2fc5ae?

#2fc5ae is bright light teal. The closest named color is Melbourne Cup. In RGB it is rgb(47, 197, 174), in HSL hsl(170.8, 61.48%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.253% 0.12515 179.638).

What colors go well with #2fc5ae?

The complementary color of #2fc5ae is #eb89a9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6ec280 and #18c0d7. The triadic partners are #b799ef and #e59754.

Is white or black text more readable on #2fc5ae?

Black text reads better on #2fc5ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and black gives 9.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2fc5ae a warm or cool color?

#2fc5ae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 180 degrees, its lightness 74.3% and its chroma 0.125.