Palettes / Colors / #2BCFFB

#2BCFFB — Vivid Teal

#2BCFFB is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deepskyblue (#00BFFF) — not an exact match. CSS deepskyblue gives you #00BFFF, a different color; use #2BCFFB 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.

#2BCFFB 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 #FB5A2D; it also sits naturally between #2DFBC0 and #2D67FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 81% · Blue 98%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2BCFFB

.text { color: #2BCFFB; }
.background { background-color: #2BCFFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BCFFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 207, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 96%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BCFFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 207, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BCFFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 207, 251, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FB5A2D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2BCFFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BCFFB

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:

How #2BCFFB looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

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

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #2BCFFB?

#2BCFFB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 43, 207, 251). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2BCFFB?

#2BCFFB is RGB 43, 207, 251 — HSL 193°, 96%, 58% — CMYK 83%, 18%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #2BCFFB?

Its complement is #FB5A2D; analogous partners are #2DFBC0 and #2D67FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2BCFFB for text?

Black text on #2BCFFB has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.