What color is #2F9E98?

#2F9E98 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F9E98?

The RGB value is 47, 158, 152: 47 red, 158 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F9E98?

The complementary color is #9E2F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F9E98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F9E98 color

#2F9E98 rgb(47, 158, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2F9E98 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 62% green and 59.6% blue (47, 158, 152).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 54% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#2F9E98 color codes

HEX	`#2F9E98`
RGB	`rgb(47, 158, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 62%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 54%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 70%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.27, -31.77, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.27, 32.3, 190.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.064, 27.323, 33.969)`
Decimal	`3120792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F9E98, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2F9E98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2F9E98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2F9E98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f9e98; }
.text { color: #2f9e98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f9e98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 158 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f9e98, #2f6c9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #2F9E98?: #2F9E98 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F9E98?: The RGB value is 47, 158, 152: 47 red, 158 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F9E98?: The complementary color is #9E2F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F9E98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.