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#2FA2A2 — Teal

#2FA2A2 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #2FA2A2 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.

#2FA2A2 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A22F2F; it also sits naturally between #2FA269 and #2F69A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2FA2A2 · RGB 47, 162, 162

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Color values

HEX#2FA2A2
RGB47, 162, 162
HSL180°, 55%, 41%
HSV180°, 71%, 64%
CMYK71%, 0%, 0%, 36%
XYZ20.61, 29.05, 38.70
Yxy29.05, 0.2333, 0.3288
CIE-Lab60.83, -30.75, -9.21
Hunter Lab53.90, -23.55, -8.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 64% · Blue 64%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2FA2A2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2FA2A2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2FA2A2

.text { color: #2FA2A2; }
.background { background-color: #2FA2A2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2FA2A2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 162, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 55%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2FA2A2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 162, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2FA2A2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 162, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2FA2A2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2FA2A2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2FA2A2

#2A9292#278686#227777#1E6767#1A5B5B#164B4B#113B3B#0D2B2B#092020#051010

Tints of #2FA2A2

#36BABA#41C8C8#59CFCF#6DD5D5#84DBDB#98E1E1#B0E8E8#C4EEEE#DBF5F5#EFFAFA

Tones of #2FA2A2

#379A9A#409191#488989#4F8282#587979#607171

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A22F2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.08:1 AA large only
Against black text6.81:1 AA

Best text color on #2FA2A2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2FA2A2

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 #2FA2A2: ·

How #2FA2A2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6162A2Deuteranopia · #5A52A2Tritanopia · #35A2A2

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 teal 500 · #14B8A6Tailwind teal 600 · #0D9488Tailwind cyan 600 · #0891B2

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2FA2A2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 071952
#071952 · #0B666A · #35A29F · #97FEED
Palette 071952
#071952 · #088395 · #35A29F · #F2F7A1
Smoky Ruby
#8AD6D1 · #359FA0 · #FFF0C5 · #FF8C52
Velvet Ruby Terrace
#278A4A · #29A6A4 · #1E3860 · #4B2AB5
Silent Breeze
#3CD83A · #2FCF63 · #74D8B6 · #279F9F
Palette 66d2ce
#66D2CE · #2DAA9E · #EAEAEA · #E3D2C3

Similar colors

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

#35A29F#359FA0#29A6A4#279F9F#2DAA9E#38A3A5#34A99D#389DA5#31AAA9#29A89B#2E97A7#399BA4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2FA2A1  ·  #2FA2A3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2FA2A2?

#2FA2A2 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 47, 162, 162). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2FA2A2?

#2FA2A2 is RGB 47, 162, 162 — HSL 180°, 55%, 41% — CMYK 71%, 0%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #2FA2A2?

Its complement is #A22F2F; analogous partners are #2FA269 and #2F69A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2FA2A2 for text?

Black text on #2FA2A2 has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.08:1.