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#2FA2AC — Teal

#2FA2AC is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#2FA2AC 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 #AC3A2F; it also sits naturally between #2FAC78 and #2F63AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2FA2AC · RGB 47, 162, 172

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Color values

HEX#2FA2AC
RGB47, 162, 172
HSL185°, 57%, 43%
HSV185°, 73%, 67%
CMYK73%, 6%, 0%, 33%
XYZ21.54, 29.42, 43.57
Yxy29.42, 0.2278, 0.3112
CIE-Lab61.15, -27.72, -14.36
Hunter Lab54.24, -21.49, -13.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 64% · Blue 67%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2FA2AC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2FA2AC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2FA2AC

.text { color: #2FA2AC; }
.background { background-color: #2FA2AC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2FA2AC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 162, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 57%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2FA2AC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 162, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2FA2AC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 162, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2FA2AC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2FA2AC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2FA2AC

#2B939C#26848C#22757C#1E666C#1A5A60#164B50#123C40#0D2D30#091E20#040F10

Tints of #2FA2AC

#35B5C0#47C1CD#5BC8D2#6FCFD8#87D7DE#9BDEE4#AFE4E9#C3EBEF#DBF3F5#EFFAFB

Tones of #2FA2AC

#389AA3#41939B#498C92#538488#5C7C7F#657576

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AC3A2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.05:1 AA large only
Against black text6.88:1 AA

Best text color on #2FA2AC: #000000.

How #2FA2AC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6162AADeuteranopia · #5A52A9Tritanopia · #35A8A7

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 cyan 600 · #0891B2Tailwind teal 600 · #0D9488

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2FA2AC rather than the exact color:

Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED
Modern Ruby
#31AAA9 · #F8E0A4 · #A82020 · #6C1A1A
Palette F59aa3
#F59AA3 · #F5E4C3 · #34A7B2 · #5B2E35
Velvet Ruby Terrace
#278A4A · #29A6A4 · #1E3860 · #4B2AB5
Palette 22577a
#22577A · #38A3A5 · #57CC99 · #80ED99
Tender Ruby Garden
#6CC72D · #32C742 · #31AB7C · #3AA2B1

Similar colors

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

#30A6AE#31AAA9#34A7B2#29A6A4#38A3A5#3AA2B1#34ADAB#2E97A7#3799AE#389DA5#2698AB#359FA0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2FA2AB  ·  #2FA2AD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2FA2AC?

#2FA2AC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 47, 162, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2FA2AC?

#2FA2AC is RGB 47, 162, 172 — HSL 185°, 57%, 43% — CMYK 73%, 6%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #2FA2AC?

Its complement is #AC3A2F; analogous partners are #2FAC78 and #2F63AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2FA2AC for text?

Black text on #2FA2AC has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.05:1.