Palettes / Colors / #2DA490

#2DA490 — Teal

#2DA490 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 #2DA490 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.

#2DA490 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 #A42D41; it also sits naturally between #2DA455 and #2D7CA4. 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 18% · Green 64% · Blue 56%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2DA490

.text { color: #2DA490; }
.background { background-color: #2DA490; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2DA490; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(45, 164, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(170, 57%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2DA490; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(45, 164, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2DA490; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(45, 164, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2DA490">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2DA490">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A42D41:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2DA490: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2DA490

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 #2DA490 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 #2DA490 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

← #2DA48F  ·  #2DA491 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2DA490?

#2DA490 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 45, 164, 144). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2DA490?

#2DA490 is RGB 45, 164, 144 — HSL 170°, 57%, 41% — CMYK 73%, 0%, 12%, 36%.

What colors go with #2DA490?

Its complement is #A42D41; analogous partners are #2DA455 and #2D7CA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2DA490 for text?

Black text on #2DA490 has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.08:1.