Palettes / Colors / #2BBACA

#2BBACA — Teal

#2BBACA 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 #2BBACA 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.

#2BBACA 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 #CA3B2B; it also sits naturally between #2BCA8A and #2B6ACA. 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 73% · Blue 79%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2BBACA

.text { color: #2BBACA; }
.background { background-color: #2BBACA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BBACA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 186, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 65%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BBACA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 186, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BBACA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 186, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA3B2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2BBACA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BBACA

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 #2BBACA 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 #2BBACA 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

← #2BBAC9  ·  #2BBACB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2BBACA?

#2BBACA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 43, 186, 202). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2BBACA?

#2BBACA is RGB 43, 186, 202 — HSL 186°, 65%, 48% — CMYK 79%, 8%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #2BBACA?

Its complement is #CA3B2B; analogous partners are #2BCA8A and #2B6ACA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2BBACA for text?

Black text on #2BBACA has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.