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#2BBFB5 Color

#2BBFB5 is rgb(43, 191, 181) in RGB, hsl(176, 63%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(77%, 0%, 5%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2BBFB5
HEX#2BBFB5
RGBrgb(43, 191, 181)
HSLhsl(176, 63%, 46%)
HSVhsv(176, 77%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 0%, 5%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.118 187.9)
LABlab(69.96% -40.47 -6.37)
LCHlch(69.96% 40.97 188.94)

What #2BBFB5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2BBFB5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#2BBFB5 Channel Values

How #2BBFB5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 43 · G 191 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 63% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 77% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 77% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2BBFB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #2BBFB5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2BBFB5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #2BBFB5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2BBFB5.

How #2BBFB5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2BBFB5
Protanopia#B0B0B5
Protanomaly#8EB6B5
Deuteranopia#A1A1B7
Deuteranomaly#82AEB6
Tritanopia#32BEBE
Tritanomaly#2FBEBA
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2BBFB5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2bbfb5: #2BBFB5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2BBFB5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2bbfb5': '#2BBFB5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.169, green: 0.749, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_2bbfb5">#2BBFB5</color>
SVG fillfill="#2BBFB5"

More Teal Colors

#2BBFB5 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#2BBFB5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2BBFB5?

#2BBFB5 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(43, 191, 181) in RGB and hsl(176, 63%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.4.

What is the RGB value of #2BBFB5?

#2BBFB5 is rgb(43, 191, 181) — red 43, green 191, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2BBFB5?

#2BBFB5 converts to approximately cmyk(77%, 0%, 5%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2BBFB5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2BBFB5 scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2BBFB5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2BBFB5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 4.79, which is very hard to tell apart.

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