Palettes / Colors / #2CA583

#2CA583 — Teal

#2CA583 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 #2CA583 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.

#2CA583 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 #A52C4E; it also sits naturally between #2CA546 and #2C8BA5. 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 21% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2CA583

.text { color: #2CA583; }
.background { background-color: #2CA583; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CA583; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 165, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 58%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CA583; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 165, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CA583; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 165, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CA583">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CA583">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A52C4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2CA583: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CA583

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 #2CA583 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 #2CA583 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 #2CA583?

#2CA583 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 44, 165, 131). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CA583?

#2CA583 is RGB 44, 165, 131 — HSL 163°, 58%, 41% — CMYK 73%, 0%, 21%, 35%.

What colors go with #2CA583?

Its complement is #A52C4E; analogous partners are #2CA546 and #2C8BA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CA583 for text?

Black text on #2CA583 has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.08:1.