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#2FC8CA — Teal

#2FC8CA 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 #2FC8CA 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.

#2FC8CA 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 #CA322F; it also sits naturally between #2FCA80 and #2F7ACA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2FC8CA · RGB 47, 200, 202

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Color values

HEX#2FC8CA
RGB47, 200, 202
HSL181°, 62%, 49%
HSV181°, 77%, 79%
CMYK77%, 1%, 0%, 21%
XYZ32.49, 46.18, 63.08
Yxy46.18, 0.2292, 0.3258
CIE-Lab73.66, -36.88, -12.14
Hunter Lab67.95, -30.43, -11.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 78% · Blue 79%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2FC8CA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2FC8CA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2FC8CA

.text { color: #2FC8CA; }
.background { background-color: #2FC8CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2FC8CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 200, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 62%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2FC8CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 200, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2FC8CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 200, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2FC8CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2FC8CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2FC8CA

#2CB8BA#27A3A5#239395#1E7E80#1A6E70#155A5B#11494A#0D3536#092525#041011

Tints of #2FC8CA

#41D0D2#51D4D6#66D9DB#7BDEE0#8FE3E5#A0E8E9#B5EDEE#C9F2F2#DAF6F6#EEFBFB

Tones of #2FC8CA

#3BBDBF#46B2B4#51A7A9#5B9E9F#669393#728888

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA322F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.05:1 Fails
Against black text10.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #2FC8CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2FC8CA

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 #2FC8CA: ·

How #2FC8CA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7173CADeuteranopia · #685DC9Tritanopia · #37C9C9

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 · #14B8A6Material Cyan 500 · #00BCD4

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2FC8CA rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Lagoon
#2FCFCE · #5F90D0 · #523DD2 · #8C28B4
Palette 77e4c8
#77E4C8 · #36C2CE · #478CCF · #4535C1
Crystal Monsoon
#28C7C1 · #186BE0 · #3A14C7 · #841A99
Rustic Cascade
#939F21 · #2ABDCC · #C829B9 · #E3E6B3
Palette 6aece1
#6AECE1 · #26CCC2 · #FFF57E · #FFB76C
Palette 36d1c4
#36D1C4 · #A0EECC · #FFF2BE · #F6318C

Similar colors

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

#2FCFCE#36C2CE#28C7C1#2ABDCC#26CCC2#36D1C4#25BEC6#39BDC8#3EC5CD#2FBCD4#20C3CA#31C8DA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2FC8C9  ·  #2FC8CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2FC8CA?

#2FC8CA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 47, 200, 202). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2FC8CA?

#2FC8CA is RGB 47, 200, 202 — HSL 181°, 62%, 49% — CMYK 77%, 1%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #2FC8CA?

Its complement is #CA322F; analogous partners are #2FCA80 and #2F7ACA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2FC8CA for text?

Black text on #2FC8CA has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.