Palettes / Colors / #2CBABA

#2CBABA — Teal

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

#2CBABA 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 #BA2C2C; it also sits naturally between #2CBA73 and #2C73BA. 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 73%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2CBABA

.text { color: #2CBABA; }
.background { background-color: #2CBABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CBABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 186, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 62%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CBABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 186, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CBABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 186, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2CBABA

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Tones of #2CBABA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BA2C2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2CBABA: #000000.

How #2CBABA 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 #2CBABA 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

← #2CBAB9  ·  #2CBABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2CBABA?

#2CBABA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 44, 186, 186). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CBABA?

#2CBABA is RGB 44, 186, 186 — HSL 180°, 62%, 45% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #2CBABA?

Its complement is #BA2C2C; analogous partners are #2CBA73 and #2C73BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CBABA for text?

Black text on #2CBABA has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.