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#2FAECA — Teal

#2FAECA 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 #2FAECA 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.

#2FAECA 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 #CA4C2F; it also sits naturally between #2FCA99 and #2F61CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2FAECA · RGB 47, 174, 202

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Color values

HEX#2FAECA
RGB47, 174, 202
HSL191°, 62%, 49%
HSV191°, 77%, 79%
CMYK77%, 14%, 0%, 21%
XYZ26.97, 35.14, 61.24
Yxy35.14, 0.2186, 0.2849
CIE-Lab65.86, -24.28, -23.95
Hunter Lab59.28, -19.67, -23.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 68% · Blue 79%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #2FAECA

.text { color: #2FAECA; }
.background { background-color: #2FAECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2FAECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 174, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 62%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2FAECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 174, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2FAECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 174, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2FAECA

#2CA0BA#278EA5#238095#1E6E80#1A6070#154E5B#11404A#0D2E36#092025#040E11

Tints of #2FAECA

#41B8D2#51BED6#66C6DB#7BCDE0#8FD5E5#A0DBE9#B5E3EE#C9EBF2#DAF1F6#EEF9FB

Tones of #2FAECA

#3BA7BF#46A0B4#5199A9#5B929F#668B93#728488

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA4C2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.62:1 Fails
Against black text8.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #2FAECA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2FAECA

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 #2FAECA: ·

How #2FAECA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6667C3Deuteranopia · #5F55C2Tritanopia · #35BEBD

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 · #06B6D4Tailwind teal 500 · #14B8A6Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9

Palettes with a similar color

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

Cosmic Ruby Tempest
#31A8C4 · #7693D6 · #715BCD · #B263D4
Hidden Cascade
#29A8CC · #6EA2EB · #747AEE · #5E24DD
Honey Opal
#D1F0F5 · #64C9D9 · #29B6CC · #15525B
Tender Ruby Marble
#2EB89B · #33A3C6 · #5C85DD · #4030B5
Palette 39b1d1
#39B1D1 · #D6FB61 · #F6850C · #DE3E3E
Serene Meadow
#B9E4EE · #81CADA · #34A6C0 · #11343B

Similar colors

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

#31A8C4#29A8CC#29B6CC#33A3C6#39B1D1#34A6C0#37B7C3#25B9CB#2CA4BF#2ABDCC#27ADBC#3BB4C1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2FAEC9  ·  #2FAECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2FAECA?

#2FAECA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 47, 174, 202). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2FAECA?

#2FAECA is RGB 47, 174, 202 — HSL 191°, 62%, 49% — CMYK 77%, 14%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #2FAECA?

Its complement is #CA4C2F; analogous partners are #2FCA99 and #2F61CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2FAECA for text?

Black text on #2FAECA has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.62:1.