Palettes / Colors / #F2FBFB

#F2FBFB — Pale Muted Teal

#F2FBFB is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color MintCream (#F5FFFA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mintcream (#F5FFFA) — not an exact match. CSS mintcream gives you #F5FFFA, a different color; use #F2FBFB 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.

#F2FBFB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FBF3F3; it also sits naturally between #F3FBF7 and #F3F7FB. 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 95% · Green 98% · Blue 98%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2FBFB

.text { color: #F2FBFB; }
.background { background-color: #F2FBFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2FBFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 251, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 53%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2FBFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 251, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2FBFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 251, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2FBFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2FBFB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBF3F3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2FBFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2FBFB

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 #F2FBFB 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 #F2FBFB 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

← #F2FBFA  ·  #F2FBFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2FBFB?

#F2FBFB is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 242, 251, 251). Its closest standard named color is MintCream.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2FBFB?

#F2FBFB is RGB 242, 251, 251 — HSL 180°, 53%, 97% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #F2FBFB?

Its complement is #FBF3F3; analogous partners are #F3FBF7 and #F3F7FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2FBFB for text?

Black text on #F2FBFB has a contrast ratio of 19.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.