Palettes / Colors / #2FBDBF

#2FBDBF — Teal

#2FBDBF 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 #2FBDBF 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.

#2FBDBF 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 #C1312F; it also sits naturally between #2FC17A and #2F75C1. 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 74% · Blue 75%

Cyan 75% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2FBDBF

.text { color: #2FBDBF; }
.background { background-color: #2FBDBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2FBDBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 189, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 61%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2FBDBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 189, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2FBDBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 189, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2FBDBF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1312F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2FBDBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2FBDBF

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 #2FBDBF 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 #2FBDBF 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

← #2FBDBE  ·  #2FBDC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2FBDBF?

#2FBDBF is Teal, a teal color (RGB 47, 189, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2FBDBF?

#2FBDBF is RGB 47, 189, 191 — HSL 181°, 61%, 47% — CMYK 75%, 1%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #2FBDBF?

Its complement is #C1312F; analogous partners are #2FC17A and #2F75C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2FBDBF for text?

Black text on #2FBDBF has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.