What color is #2BD3CB?

#2BD3CB is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2BD3CB?

The RGB value is 43, 211, 203: 43 red, 211 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2BD3CB?

The complementary color is #D32B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2BD3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2BD3CB color

#2BD3CB rgb(43, 211, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2BD3CB is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 82.7% green and 79.6% blue (43, 211, 203).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 66% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#2BD3CB color codes

HEX	`#2BD3CB`
RGB	`rgb(43, 211, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 82.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 66%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 80%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.93, -41.94, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.93, 42.66, 190.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.065, 51.409, 64.563)`
Decimal	`2872267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2BD3CB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2BD3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#2BD3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2BD3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2bd3cb; }
.text { color: #2bd3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2bd3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 211 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2bd3cb, #2b87d3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2BD3CB?: #2BD3CB is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2BD3CB?: The RGB value is 43, 211, 203: 43 red, 211 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2BD3CB?: The complementary color is #D32B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2BD3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.