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#2BD2DE Color

#2BD2DE is rgb(43, 210, 222) in RGB, hsl(184, 73%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 5%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2BD2DE
HEX#2BD2DE
RGBrgb(43, 210, 222)
HSLhsl(184, 73%, 52%)
HSVhsv(184, 81%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 5%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.127 202.6)
LABlab(76.78% -38.80 -18.32)
LCHlch(76.78% 42.91 205.28)

What #2BD2DE 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 #2BD2DE, 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.

#2BD2DE Channel Values

How #2BD2DE 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 210 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 73% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 81% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2BD2DE 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #2BD2DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2BD2DE; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #2BD2DE

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2BD2DE.

How #2BD2DE 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#2BD2DE
Protanopia#C2C2DE
Protanomaly#9CC9DE
Deuteranopia#B1B1E0
Deuteranomaly#8FBFDF
Tritanopia#1ED4D4
Tritanomaly#24D3D8
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2BD2DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2bd2de: #2BD2DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2BD2DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2bd2de': '#2BD2DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.169, green: 0.824, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_2bd2de">#2BD2DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#2BD2DE"

More Teal Colors

#2BD2DE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#2BD2DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2BD2DE?

#2BD2DE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(43, 210, 222) in RGB and hsl(184, 73%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #2BD2DE?

#2BD2DE is rgb(43, 210, 222) — red 43, green 210, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2BD2DE?

#2BD2DE converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 5%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2BD2DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2BD2DE scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2BD2DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2BD2DE 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 5.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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