Palettes / Colors / #2AB3CB

#2AB3CB — Teal

#2AB3CB is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#2AB3CB 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 #CB422A; it also sits naturally between #2ACB93 and #2A62CB. 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 70% · Blue 80%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2AB3CB

.text { color: #2AB3CB; }
.background { background-color: #2AB3CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2AB3CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(42, 179, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 66%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2AB3CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(42, 179, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2AB3CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(42, 179, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2AB3CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2AB3CB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2AB3CB

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Tones of #2AB3CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CB422A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2AB3CB: #000000.

How #2AB3CB 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 #2AB3CB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #2AB3CB?

#2AB3CB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 42, 179, 203). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2AB3CB?

#2AB3CB is RGB 42, 179, 203 — HSL 189°, 66%, 48% — CMYK 79%, 12%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #2AB3CB?

Its complement is #CB422A; analogous partners are #2ACB93 and #2A62CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2AB3CB for text?

Black text on #2AB3CB has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.