Palettes / Colors / #2CA4BF

#2CA4BF — Teal

#2CA4BF is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#2CA4BF 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 #BF462B; it also sits naturally between #2BBF90 and #2B5ABF. 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 64% · Blue 75%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2CA4BF

.text { color: #2CA4BF; }
.background { background-color: #2CA4BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CA4BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 164, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 63%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CA4BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 164, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CA4BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 164, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CA4BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CA4BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2CA4BF

Tints of #2CA4BF

Tones of #2CA4BF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF462B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2CA4BF: #000000.

How #2CA4BF 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 #2CA4BF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2CA4BF 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 #2CA4BF?

#2CA4BF is Teal, a teal color (RGB 44, 164, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CA4BF?

#2CA4BF is RGB 44, 164, 191 — HSL 191°, 63%, 46% — CMYK 77%, 14%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #2CA4BF?

Its complement is #BF462B; analogous partners are #2BBF90 and #2B5ABF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CA4BF for text?

Black text on #2CA4BF has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.93:1.