Palettes / Colors / #2CA581

#2CA581 — Teal

#2CA581 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 #2CA581 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.

#2CA581 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 #A52C50; it also sits naturally between #2CA544 and #2C8DA5. 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 51%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2CA581

.text { color: #2CA581; }
.background { background-color: #2CA581; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CA581; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 165, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(162, 58%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CA581; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 165, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CA581; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 165, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CA581">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CA581">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A52C50:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2CA581: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CA581

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 #2CA581 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 #2CA581 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

← #2CA580  ·  #2CA582 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2CA581?

#2CA581 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 44, 165, 129). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CA581?

#2CA581 is RGB 44, 165, 129 — HSL 162°, 58%, 41% — CMYK 73%, 0%, 22%, 35%.

What colors go with #2CA581?

Its complement is #A52C50; analogous partners are #2CA544 and #2C8DA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CA581 for text?

Black text on #2CA581 has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.09:1.