Palettes / Colors / #2DB5CD

#2DB5CD — Teal

#2DB5CD 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 #2DB5CD 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.

#2DB5CD 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 #CD452D; it also sits naturally between #2DCD95 and #2D65CD. 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 80%

Cyan 78% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2DB5CD

.text { color: #2DB5CD; }
.background { background-color: #2DB5CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2DB5CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(45, 181, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 64%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2DB5CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(45, 181, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2DB5CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(45, 181, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2DB5CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2DB5CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2DB5CD

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Tones of #2DB5CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD452D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2DB5CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2DB5CD

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 #2DB5CD 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 #2DB5CD 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

← #2DB5CC  ·  #2DB5CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2DB5CD?

#2DB5CD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 45, 181, 205). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2DB5CD?

#2DB5CD is RGB 45, 181, 205 — HSL 189°, 64%, 49% — CMYK 78%, 12%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #2DB5CD?

Its complement is #CD452D; analogous partners are #2DCD95 and #2D65CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2DB5CD for text?

Black text on #2DB5CD has a contrast ratio of 8.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.44:1.