Palettes / Colors / #2CA8CC

#2CA8CC — Teal

#2CA8CC 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 #2CA8CC 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.

#2CA8CC 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 #CE522C; it also sits naturally between #2CCEA3 and #2C57CE. 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 66% · Blue 80%

Cyan 78% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2CA8CC

.text { color: #2CA8CC; }
.background { background-color: #2CA8CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CA8CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 168, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 65%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CA8CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 168, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CA8CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 168, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CA8CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CA8CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE522C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2CA8CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CA8CC

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 #2CA8CC 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 #2CA8CC 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 #2CA8CC?

#2CA8CC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 44, 168, 204). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CA8CC?

#2CA8CC is RGB 44, 168, 204 — HSL 194°, 65%, 49% — CMYK 78%, 18%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #2CA8CC?

Its complement is #CE522C; analogous partners are #2CCEA3 and #2C57CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CA8CC for text?

Black text on #2CA8CC has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.