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#2fccda

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: Dark Turquoise

RGB
47, 204, 218
HSL
185°, 70%, 52%
CMYK
78, 6, 0, 15
Luminance
0.4885

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #2fccda is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#2fccda
Hue
185°
cyan
Saturation
70%
vivid
Lightness
52%
balanced
Brightness
85%
HSV value
Perceived
68%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4885
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
90/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
10.77:1
Closest name
Dark Turquoise
ΔE2000 4.3
Where it sits
Hue185° of 360°
Saturation70%
Lightness52%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool90% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#2fccda
RGBrgb(47, 204, 218)
HSLhsl(185, 70%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 6%, 0%, 15%)
LABlab(75.4 -34.0 -18.2)
LCHlch(75.4 38.6 208.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.774 0.123 204.3)
Decimal3132634
Display P3color(display-p3 0.184 0.800 0.855)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2fccda;
background-color: #2fccda;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2fccda] bg-[#2fccda]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2fccda;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.184, green: 0.800, blue: 0.855)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2fccda")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF2FCCDA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(218, 204, 47)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #2fccda · 10.77:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.95:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 10.77:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #2fccda as text scores 1.95:1 on white and 10.77:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2fccda on white: 1.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2fccda on black: 10.77:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #BBC3DB
deuteranopia · #A4B2DB
tritanopia · #00D5D0

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #2fccda is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FBFC
#E7F7F8
#C9EFF2
#A0E8EE
#70DCE6
#2fccda
#25C2D0
#1FA2AD
#19818B
#165E65
#0E3B3F
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F3FBFCDarkest = 950 · #0E3B3F
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FBFC;
  --brand-100: #E7F7F8;
  --brand-200: #C9EFF2;
  --brand-300: #A0E8EE;
  --brand-400: #70DCE6;
  --brand-500: #2fccda;
  --brand-600: #25C2D0;
  --brand-700: #1FA2AD;
  --brand-800: #19818B;
  --brand-900: #165E65;
  --brand-950: #0E3B3F;
  --brand: #2fccda;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #2fccda

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAFA
Tinted page background
Border#C0E9ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B949B
Captions on the surface
Accent#DF2A49
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#13656C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E9FAFB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142324
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #2fccda

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#DA3D2F
Analogous left#2FDA93
Analogous right#2F77DA
Split-complement 1#DA2F77
Split-complement 2#DA932F
Triadic 1#DA2FCC
Triadic 2#CCDA2F
Tetradic#932FDA

RGB percentages

Red18.4%
Green80.0%
Blue85.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.4%
Magenta6.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.5%

Color previews

#2fccda text on a black background

contrast 10.77:1

Card sample

#2fccda text on a white background

contrast 1.95:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2fccda;
Background color
Panel with #2fccda background
background-color: #2fccda;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2fccda;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(47, 204, 218, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(47, 204, 218, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2fccda;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fccda, #2F5ADA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2fccda

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#2fccda in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#2fccda, answered

What color is #2fccda?

#2fccda is a balanced vivid cyan, closest to Dark Turquoise (ΔE2000 4.3). It sits at 185° on the hue wheel with 70% saturation and 52% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #2fccda?

rgb(47, 204, 218) — 47 red, 204 green and 218 blue out of 255, or 18.4% / 80% / 85.5% by channel.

Is #2fccda a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4885 and perceived brightness is 68%, so black text on it reaches 10.77:1.

Should I use black or white text on #2fccda?

Black. It scores 10.77:1 against #2fccda, versus 1.95:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #2fccda?

#DA3D2F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DA2F77 and #DA932F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #2fccda?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0E9ED for borders, #4B949B for secondary text, #DF2A49 as an accent and #13656C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #2FDA93 and #2F77DA stays calm, while #DA3D2F is the loudest partner.

What is #2fccda in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(78%, 6%, 0%, 15%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #2fccda warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 90 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #2FDAA9; nudged cooler, #2DA5DC.

Work with #2fccda in the Color Lab