Palettes / Colors / #2BA6A6

#2BA6A6 — Teal

#2BA6A6 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#2BA6A6 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A62B2B; it also sits naturally between #2BA669 and #2B69A6. 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 17% · Green 65% · Blue 65%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 35%

Previews

CSS code for #2BA6A6

.text { color: #2BA6A6; }
.background { background-color: #2BA6A6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BA6A6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 166, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 59%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BA6A6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 166, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BA6A6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 166, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2BA6A6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2BA6A6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2BA6A6

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A62B2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2BA6A6: #000000.

How #2BA6A6 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 #2BA6A6 or a close neighbour

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 #2BA6A6?

#2BA6A6 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 43, 166, 166). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2BA6A6?

#2BA6A6 is RGB 43, 166, 166 — HSL 180°, 59%, 41% — CMYK 74%, 0%, 0%, 35%.

What colors go with #2BA6A6?

Its complement is #A62B2B; analogous partners are #2BA669 and #2B69A6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2BA6A6 for text?

Black text on #2BA6A6 has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.