Palettes / Colors / #2FA7BF

#2FA7BF — Teal

#2FA7BF 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 #2FA7BF 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.

#2FA7BF 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 #C1472F; it also sits naturally between #2FC190 and #2F5FC1. 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 18% · Green 65% · Blue 75%

Cyan 75% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2FA7BF

.text { color: #2FA7BF; }
.background { background-color: #2FA7BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2FA7BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 167, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 61%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2FA7BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 167, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2FA7BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 167, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2FA7BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2FA7BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1472F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2FA7BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2FA7BF

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 #2FA7BF 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 #2FA7BF 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 #2FA7BF?

#2FA7BF is Teal, a teal color (RGB 47, 167, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2FA7BF?

#2FA7BF is RGB 47, 167, 191 — HSL 190°, 61%, 47% — CMYK 75%, 13%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #2FA7BF?

Its complement is #C1472F; analogous partners are #2FC190 and #2F5FC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2FA7BF for text?

Black text on #2FA7BF has a contrast ratio of 7.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.