Palettes / Colors / #2BABAB

#2BABAB — Teal

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

#2BABAB 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 #AB2B2B; it also sits naturally between #2BAB6B and #2B6BAB. 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 67% · Blue 67%

Cyan 75% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2BABAB

.text { color: #2BABAB; }
.background { background-color: #2BABAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BABAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 171, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 60%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BABAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 171, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BABAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 171, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2BABAB

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Tones of #2BABAB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AB2B2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2BABAB: #000000.

How #2BABAB 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 #2BABAB 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

← #2BABAA  ·  #2BABAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2BABAB?

#2BABAB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 43, 171, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2BABAB?

#2BABAB is RGB 43, 171, 171 — HSL 180°, 60%, 42% — CMYK 75%, 0%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #2BABAB?

Its complement is #AB2B2B; analogous partners are #2BAB6B and #2B6BAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2BABAB for text?

Black text on #2BABAB has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.79:1.