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#2BBFCB — Teal

#2BBFCB 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 #2BBFCB 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.

#2BBFCB 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 #CA382B; it also sits naturally between #2BCA88 and #2B6DCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2BBFCB · RGB 43, 191, 203

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Color values

HEX#2BBFCB
RGB43, 191, 203
HSL185°, 65%, 48%
HSV185°, 79%, 80%
CMYK79%, 6%, 0%, 20%
XYZ30.41, 42.09, 63.02
Yxy42.09, 0.2244, 0.3106
CIE-Lab70.93, -32.74, -16.79
Hunter Lab64.87, -26.82, -16.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 75% · Blue 80%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #2BBFCB

.text { color: #2BBFCB; }
.background { background-color: #2BBFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BBFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 191, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 65%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BBFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 191, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BBFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 191, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2BBFCB

#27ADB9#2399A4#1F8A93#1B767E#17666D#14565D#0F4348#0C3337#071F22#041011

Tints of #2BBFCB

#39C8D5#4ECEDA#5FD3DD#74D8E2#89DEE6#9EE4EA#B3EAEF#C4EFF3#D9F4F7#EEFAFB

Tones of #2BBFCB

#36B4BF#42A9B3#4DA0A8#58979D#638E92#6F8485

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA382B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.23:1 Fails
Against black text9.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #2BBFCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BBFCB

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 #2BBFCB: ·

How #2BBFCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6B6CC8Deuteranopia · #6357C7Tritanopia · #32C6C5

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 teal 500 · #14B8A6

Palettes with a similar color

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

Rustic Cascade
#939F21 · #2ABDCC · #C829B9 · #E3E6B3
Frozen Ruby Harbor
#25BEC6 · #173E79 · #271580 · #A73BD1
Silent Ruby Opal
#7CE2EE · #25B9CB · #19A8B9 · #15747F
Honey Opal
#D1F0F5 · #64C9D9 · #29B6CC · #15525B
Frozen Ruby Opal
#8B2D1D · #D94B59 · #2FBCD4 · #B3E9E7
Palette Fff78f
#FFF78F · #22B9CA · #0C99C1 · #F30CD4

Similar colors

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

#2ABDCC#25BEC6#25B9CB#29B6CC#2FBCD4#22B9CA#28BDD6#20C3CA#36C2CE#2BBBD7#28C7C1#1EBBC8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2BBFCA  ·  #2BBFCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2BBFCB?

#2BBFCB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 43, 191, 203). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2BBFCB?

#2BBFCB is RGB 43, 191, 203 — HSL 185°, 65%, 48% — CMYK 79%, 6%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #2BBFCB?

Its complement is #CA382B; analogous partners are #2BCA88 and #2B6DCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2BBFCB for text?

Black text on #2BBFCB has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.