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#2BBACE — Teal

#2BBACE is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #2BBACE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#2BBACE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CE3F2C; it also sits naturally between #2CCE90 and #2C6ACE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2BBACE · RGB 43, 186, 206

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Color values

HEX#2BBACE
RGB43, 186, 206
HSL187°, 65%, 49%
HSV187°, 79%, 81%
CMYK79%, 10%, 0%, 19%
XYZ29.70, 40.09, 64.57
Yxy40.09, 0.2210, 0.2984
CIE-Lab69.53, -29.39, -20.56
Hunter Lab63.31, -24.08, -20.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 73% · Blue 81%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #2BBACE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2BBACE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2BBACE

.text { color: #2BBACE; }
.background { background-color: #2BBACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BBACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 186, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 65%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BBACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 186, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BBACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 186, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2BBACE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2BBACE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2BBACE

#28ACBD#2499A8#208A97#1C7682#186772#14545D#10454C#0C3237#082226#040F11

Tints of #2BBACE

#3DC4D6#4EC9DA#63D0DE#78D6E2#8DDCE7#9EE2EA#B3E8EF#C8EEF3#D9F3F7#EEFAFB

Tones of #2BBACE

#37B3C3#43A9B6#4FA0AB#5A98A0#658F95#728688

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE3F2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.33:1 Fails
Against black text9.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #2BBACE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BBACE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #2BBACE: ·

How #2BBACE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #696AC9Deuteranopia · #6156C8Tritanopia · #32C5C5

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind cyan 500 · #06B6D4Material Cyan 500 · #00BCD4Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2BBACE rather than the exact color:

Rustic Cascade
#939F21 · #2ABDCC · #C829B9 · #E3E6B3
Honey Opal
#D1F0F5 · #64C9D9 · #29B6CC · #15525B
Silent Ruby Opal
#7CE2EE · #25B9CB · #19A8B9 · #15747F
Frozen Ruby Opal
#8B2D1D · #D94B59 · #2FBCD4 · #B3E9E7
Royal Bloom
#0D825A · #28BDD6 · #195BC9 · #1C0F86
Palette 218dae
#218DAE · #2BBBD7 · #FCE59A · #FFD758

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#2ABDCC#29B6CC#25B9CB#2FBCD4#28BDD6#2BBBD7#22B9CA#25BEC6#2BB9D9#23BBD6#36C2CE#1EBBC8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2BBACD  ·  #2BBACF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2BBACE?

#2BBACE is Teal, a teal color (RGB 43, 186, 206). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2BBACE?

#2BBACE is RGB 43, 186, 206 — HSL 187°, 65%, 49% — CMYK 79%, 10%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #2BBACE?

Its complement is #CE3F2C; analogous partners are #2CCE90 and #2C6ACE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2BBACE for text?

Black text on #2BBACE has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.