#2FD4B8

Closest named color: Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA). oklch(78.3% 0.135 177.9), rgb(47, 212, 184).

Black text reads best on this color (11.23:1).

About this color

#2FD4B8 is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.135 and its hue 178°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.23:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (78%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.135)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA)
Black text	11.23:1
White text	1.86:1

Values

HEX	#2FD4B8
RGB	rgb(47, 212, 184)
HSL	hsl(170, 66%, 51%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.3% 0.135 177.9)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #2FD4B8	1.86:1	Fails	Lc -39.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #2FD4B8	11.23:1	AAA	Lc 69.0	Content text, not long reading
#2FD4B8 text on white	1.86:1	Fails	Lc 34.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#2FD4B8 text on black	11.23:1	AAA	Lc -67.7	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#E9FAF5

oklch(97.1% 0.019 176.5)
Step 100
100

#CFF3EA

oklch(93.6% 0.039 178.6)
Step 200
200

#A3EAD9

oklch(88.5% 0.075 177.9)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#2FD4B8

oklch(78.3% 0.135 177.9)
Step 400
400

#00BAA0

oklch(70.6% 0.13 177.9)
Step 500
500

#00A089

oklch(63.1% 0.116 177.6)
Step 600
600

#008673

oklch(55.5% 0.102 178.1)
Step 700
700

#007161

oklch(49.1% 0.09 178.4)
Step 800
800

#005D4F

oklch(42.8% 0.079 177.8)
Step 900
900

#004D41

oklch(37.6% 0.069 177.7)
Step 950
950

#002E26

oklch(26.9% 0.05 177.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#2FD4B8 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#CBC7B7	0.142
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B6B7BA	0.136
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00D7CC	0.027
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BDBDBD	0.136