Palettes / Colors / #2DB490

#2DB490 — Teal

#2DB490 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 #2DB490 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.

#2DB490 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 #B42D51; it also sits naturally between #2DB44C and #2D94B4. 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 71% · Blue 56%

Cyan 75% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2DB490

.text { color: #2DB490; }
.background { background-color: #2DB490; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2DB490; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(45, 180, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(164, 60%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2DB490; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(45, 180, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2DB490; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(45, 180, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2DB490">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2DB490">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B42D51:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2DB490: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2DB490

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 #2DB490 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 #2DB490 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

← #2DB48F  ·  #2DB491 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2DB490?

#2DB490 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 45, 180, 144). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2DB490?

#2DB490 is RGB 45, 180, 144 — HSL 164°, 60%, 44% — CMYK 75%, 0%, 20%, 29%.

What colors go with #2DB490?

Its complement is #B42D51; analogous partners are #2DB44C and #2D94B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2DB490 for text?

Black text on #2DB490 has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.61:1.