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#2FBBDC — Teal

#2FBBDC is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #2FBBDC 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.

#2FBBDC 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 #DC4E2E; it also sits naturally between #2EDCA4 and #2E65DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2FBBDC · RGB 47, 187, 220

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Color values

HEX#2FBBDC
RGB47, 187, 220
HSL191°, 71%, 52%
HSV191°, 79%, 86%
CMYK79%, 15%, 0%, 14%
XYZ31.86, 41.31, 74.00
Yxy41.31, 0.2165, 0.2807
CIE-Lab70.39, -25.06, -26.89
Hunter Lab64.27, -20.89, -27.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 73% · Blue 86%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #2FBBDC

.text { color: #2FBBDC; }
.background { background-color: #2FBBDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2FBBDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 187, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 71%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2FBBDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 187, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2FBBDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 187, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2FBBDC

#23AECD#1F9BB7#1C8CA6#187A90#15687A#115564#0D434E#0A343D#072127#030F11

Tints of #2FBBDC

#3FC1DE#55C8E2#66CEE5#7CD5E9#8EDBEC#9FE0EF#B5E7F2#C6EDF5#DCF4F9#EEF9FC

Tones of #2FBBDC

#3AB4CF#46ACC3#52A4B7#609CA9#6C949D#788C91

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC4E2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.27:1 Fails
Against black text9.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #2FBBDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2FBBDC

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 #2FBBDC: ·

How #2FBBDC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6C6DD4Deuteranopia · #6459D2Tritanopia · #36CECC

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 sky 500 · #0EA5E9Tailwind cyan 500 · #06B6D4Bootstrap info · #0DCAF0

Palettes with a similar color

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

Royal Ruby Monsoon
#46D586 · #2BCDAF · #2BB9D9 · #1A406E
Palette 218dae
#218DAE · #2BBBD7 · #FCE59A · #FFD758
Frozen Ruby Opal
#8B2D1D · #D94B59 · #2FBCD4 · #B3E9E7
Royal Bloom
#0D825A · #28BDD6 · #195BC9 · #1C0F86
Silent Ruby Ember
#16ADA7 · #30B8E5 · #6DA8EC · #9FAEF3
Crystal Ruby Zephyr
#31DEB3 · #2CC4DE · #5A99E4 · #1F2AD1

Similar colors

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

#2BB9D9#2BBBD7#2FBCD4#28BDD6#30B8E5#2CC4DE#36BBE3#35C2E0#36BFD6#39BEE1#24BDDF#31C8DA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2FBBDB  ·  #2FBBDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2FBBDC?

#2FBBDC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 47, 187, 220). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2FBBDC?

#2FBBDC is RGB 47, 187, 220 — HSL 191°, 71%, 52% — CMYK 79%, 15%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #2FBBDC?

Its complement is #DC4E2E; analogous partners are #2EDCA4 and #2E65DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2FBBDC for text?

Black text on #2FBBDC has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.