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#2fdbf1

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

RGB
47, 219, 241
HSL
187°, 87%, 57%
CMYK
81, 9, 0, 6
Luminance
0.5762

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #2fdbf1 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#2fdbf1
Hue
187°
cyan
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
57%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
74%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5762
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
90/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.52:1
Closest name
Dark Turquoise
ΔE2000 7.4
Where it sits
Hue187° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness57%
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#2fdbf1
RGBrgb(47, 219, 241)
HSLhsl(187, 87%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 9%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(80.5 -34.1 -22.7)
LCHlch(80.5 41.0 213.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.819 0.133 208.4)
Decimal3136497
Display P3color(display-p3 0.184 0.859 0.945)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2fdbf1;
background-color: #2fdbf1;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2fdbf1] bg-[#2fdbf1]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2fdbf1;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.184, green: 0.859, blue: 0.945)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2fdbf1")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF2FDBF1)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(241, 219, 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 #2fdbf1 · 12.52:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.68:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.52:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #2fdbf1 as text scores 1.68:1 on white and 12.52:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2fdbf1 on white: 1.68:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2fdbf1 on black: 12.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C7D2F2
deuteranopia · #ADC0F1
tritanopia · #00E5E2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #2fdbf1 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.

#F2FBFD
#E5F8FA
#C4F2F8
#96EDF8
#61E4F4
#2fdbf1
#0FCDE5
#0DABBF
#0A8999
#0C636E
#073E45
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F2FBFDDarkest = 950 · #073E45
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FBFD;
  --brand-100: #E5F8FA;
  --brand-200: #C4F2F8;
  --brand-300: #96EDF8;
  --brand-400: #61E4F4;
  --brand-500: #2fdbf1;
  --brand-600: #0FCDE5;
  --brand-700: #0DABBF;
  --brand-800: #0A8999;
  --brand-900: #0C636E;
  --brand-950: #073E45;
  --brand: #2fdbf1;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #2fdbf1

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#C0E8ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B929B
Captions on the surface
Accent#F52B46
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#086B77
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FBFD
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 #2fdbf1

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#F1452F
Analogous left#2FF1A6
Analogous right#2F7AF1
Split-complement 1#F12F7A
Split-complement 2#F1A62F
Triadic 1#F12FDB
Triadic 2#DBF12F
Tetradic#A62FF1

RGB percentages

Red18.4%
Green85.9%
Blue94.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.5%
Magenta9.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.5%

Color previews

#2fdbf1 text on a black background

contrast 12.52:1

Card sample

#2fdbf1 text on a white background

contrast 1.68:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2fdbf1;
Background color
Panel with #2fdbf1 background
background-color: #2fdbf1;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2fdbf1;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(47, 219, 241, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(47, 219, 241, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2fdbf1;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fdbf1, #2F5AF1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2fdbf1

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.

#2fdbf1 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

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#2fdbf1, answered

What color is #2fdbf1?

#2fdbf1 is a balanced electric cyan, closest to Dark Turquoise (ΔE2000 7.4). It sits at 187° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 57% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #2fdbf1?

rgb(47, 219, 241) — 47 red, 219 green and 241 blue out of 255, or 18.4% / 85.9% / 94.5% by channel.

Is #2fdbf1 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5762 and perceived brightness is 74%, so black text on it reaches 12.52:1.

Should I use black or white text on #2fdbf1?

Black. It scores 12.52:1 against #2fdbf1, versus 1.68:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #2fdbf1?

#F1452F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F12F7A and #F1A62F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #2fdbf1?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0E8ED for borders, #4B929B for secondary text, #F52B46 as an accent and #086B77 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #2FF1A6 and #2F7AF1 stays calm, while #F1452F is the loudest partner.

What is #2fdbf1 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(81%, 9%, 0%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #2fdbf1 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 #2FF1C0; nudged cooler, #2DB4F3.

Work with #2fdbf1 in the Color Lab