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Earthyteal

Crisp Emerald Mirror

#2f836e
Notes

Crisp Emerald Mirror (#2F836E) is a true teal with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (165°, 47%, 35%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary red. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#2f836e
RGB
rgb(47, 131, 110)
HSL
hsl(165, 47%, 35%)
HWB
hwb(165 18% 49%)
OKLCH
oklch(55.3% 0.087 173.4)
HSV
hsv(165, 64%, 51%)
LAB
lab(49.45% -30.57 3.94)
LCH
lch(49.45% 30.82 172.65)
CMYK
cmyk(64%, 0%, 16%, 49%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#2f836e
Original
#7f7b6d
Protanopia
#73726f
Deuteranopia
#00847d
Tritanopia
#707070
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon White
4.57:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon Black
4.59:1

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