Palettes / Colors / #2AACAA

#2AACAA — Teal

#2AACAA is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #2AACAA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#2AACAA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AC2A2C; it also sits naturally between #2AAC69 and #2A6DAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 16% · Green 67% · Blue 67%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #2AACAA

.text { color: #2AACAA; }
.background { background-color: #2AACAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2AACAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(42, 172, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 61%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2AACAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(42, 172, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2AACAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(42, 172, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2AACAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2AACAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AC2A2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2AACAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2AACAA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #2AACAA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2AACAA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2AACA9  ·  #2AACAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2AACAA?

#2AACAA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 42, 172, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2AACAA?

#2AACAA is RGB 42, 172, 170 — HSL 179°, 61%, 42% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 1%, 33%.

What colors go with #2AACAA?

Its complement is #AC2A2C; analogous partners are #2AAC69 and #2A6DAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2AACAA for text?

Black text on #2AACAA has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.